New Jersey 2024 2024-2025 Regular Session

New Jersey Assembly Bill A1669 Comm Sub / Analysis

                    ASSEMBLY EDUCATION COMMITTEE 
 
STATEMENT TO  
 
ASSEMBLY, No. 1669  
 
STATE OF NEW JERSEY 
 
DATED:  MARCH 4, 2024 
 
 The Assembly Education committee reports favorably Assembly 
Bill No. 1669. 
 This bill eliminates the requirement that a teacher candidate 
complete a basic skills test. Specifically, this bill eliminates the 
requirement that a candidate seeking a certificate of eligibility, a 
certificate of eligibility with advanced standing, a provisional 
certificate, or a standard instructional certificate complete a 
Commissioner of Education-approved test of basic reading, writing,  
and mathematics skills including, but not limited to, the Praxis Core 
Academic Skills for Educators test, in order to obtain any of these 
certificates. 
 This bill was pre-filed for introduction in the 2024-2025 session 
pending technical review.  As reported, the bill includes the changes 
required by technical review, which has been performed.