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