SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE
STATEMENT TO
ASSEMBLY, No. 1669
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
DATED: MAY 6, 2024
The Senate Education Committee favorably reports 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.
As reported by the committee, Assembly Bill No. 1669 is identical
to Senate Bill No. 1287, which was also reported by the committee on
this date.