ASSEMBLY SCIENCE, INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY
COMMITTEE
STATEMENT TO
[First Reprint]
ASSEMBLY, No. 3864
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
DATED: JANUARY 23, 2025
The Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
reports favorably Assembly Bill No. 3864 (1R).
As reported, this bill requires the Commissioner of Education to
establish and maintain an educator common application and web
portal. The web portal is to allow candidates who have been issued a
certificate necessary to seek employment in a public school, including
a substitute teacher credential, to submit a single common application
to apply for employment at the public schools of the State.
The common application and web portal are to: (1) maximize the
ability of educators to connect with public schools that have
employment openings; (2) increase the degree of information sharing
regarding employment opportunities for educators; and (3) maintain
high standards for data privacy and security.
The bill authorizes the commissioner to contract with a private
vendor to establish and maintain the portal. The commissioner may
also reconstruct an existing Internet website or web portal operated by
the Department of Education.
The bill also provides that nothing in the bill is to prevent a school
district or public school employer from using its own application
process or web portal or from requiring additional materials from
applicants who apply for employment using the common application
and web portal.
As reported by the committee, Assembly Bill No. 3864 (1R) is
identical to the Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill Nos. 2498
and 2505, which was also reported by the committee on this date.