Bill Text: NJ S896 | 2022-2023 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Prohibits State Board of Education from requiring completion of performance-based assessment as condition of eligibility for certificate of eligibility with advanced standing or certificate of eligibility.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-6)
Status: (Passed) 2022-12-16 - Approved P.L.2022, c.129. [S896 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2022-S896-Amended.html
[Second Reprint]
SENATE, No. 896
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
220th LEGISLATURE
INTRODUCED JANUARY 27, 2022
Sponsored by:
Senator SHIRLEY K. TURNER
District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)
Senator LINDA R. GREENSTEIN
District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)
Co-Sponsored by:
Senators Cunningham, Johnson, Lagana, Zwicker, A.M.Bucco, Diegnan, Madden, Gopal, Gill, Durr, Sarlo and Stanfield
SYNOPSIS
Prohibits State Board of Education from requiring completion of performance-based assessment as condition of eligibility for certificate of eligibility with advanced standing or certificate of eligibility.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Assembly Education Committee on May 19, 2022, with amendments.
An Act concerning performance-based assessments for teacher candidates and supplementing chapter 26 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the State Board of Education shall not require a candidate for a certificate of eligibility with advanced standing 1or a certificate of eligibility1 to complete a Commissioner of Education approved performance-based assessment, including, but not limited to, the edTPA, as a condition of eligibility for a certificate of eligibility with advanced standing 1or a certificate of eligibility. An educator preparation program 2[shall] may2 require candidates to complete a performance-based assessment approved by the educator preparation program. The performance-based assessment approved by the educator preparation program shall meet requirements set by the 2[Commissioner of Education1] commissioner approved professional education accreditation body of the educator preparation program2.
b. 1[An] A certificate of eligibility with advanced standing1 educator preparation program1, or a certificate of eligibility educator preparation program,1 shall not consider whether a candidate has completed a Commissioner of Education approved performance-based assessment when making a determination as to whether to recommend a candidate for certificate of eligibility with advanced standing certification 1or certificate of eligibility certification1 to the Commissioner of Education.
c. As used in this section 1[, "certificate]:
"Certificate of eligibility" means 2[a] an instructional2 certificate with lifetime validity issued by the State Board of Examiners to candidates who meet degree, academic, and applicable test requirements for teacher certification.
"Certificate1 of eligibility with advanced standing" means 2[a] an instructional2 certificate with lifetime validity issued by the State Board of Examiners to candidates who meet degree, academic, and test requirements for teacher certification and complete an educator preparation program.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
