Bill Text: NJ S435 | 2010-2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Limits amount of time vacant teaching position can be filled by substitute teacher.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-12-08 - Approved P.L.2010, c.97. [S435 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2010-S435-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
214th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2010 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Senator SHIRLEY K. TURNER
District 15 (Mercer)
Co-Sponsored by:
Senator Rice
SYNOPSIS
Limits amount of time vacant teaching position can be filled by substitute teacher.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel
An Act concerning vacant teaching positions and supplementing Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. A vacant teaching position shall not be filled in any school year by one or more individuals holding a substitute credential issued by the State Board of Education pursuant to the provisions N.J.S.18A:6-38 for a total amount of time exceeding 20 school days. The commissioner may grant an extension of up to an additional 20 school days upon written application from the school district demonstrating the district's inability to hire an appropriately certified teacher for the vacant position within the original 20-day time limit.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill limits the amount of time a vacant teaching position can be filled by substitute teachers to 20 school days. State Board of Education regulations currently require that a substitute teacher may not serve in the same position for more than 20 days during the school year. However, some districts have adopted the practice of placing a different substitute teacher in that position every 20 days. This bill will end that practice and ensure that students are taught by appropriately certified school teachers.
