SENATE, No. 1287
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
221st LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2024 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Senator JAMES BEACH
District 6 (Burlington and Camden)
Senator SHIRLEY K. TURNER
District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)
Co-Sponsored by:
Senators Diegnan and Burgess
SYNOPSIS
Removes obstacles to teacher certification for certain teachers.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Senate Education Committee with technical review.
S1287 BEACH, TURNER
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AN ACT concerning teacher certification and supplementing chapter 1
26 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes. 2
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BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State 4
of New Jersey: 5
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1. a. As used in this act: 7
“Certificate of eligibility” means a certificate with lifetime 8
validity issued by the State Board of Examiners to candidates who 9
meet degree, academic, and applicable test requirements for teacher 10
certification. 11
“Certificate of eligibility with advanced standing” means a 12
certificate with lifetime validity issued by the State Board of 13
Examiners to candidates who meet degree, academic, and test 14
requirements for teacher certification and complete an educator 15
preparation program. 16
“Provisional certificate” means a certificate issued by the State 17
Board of Examiners to candidates who hold either a certificate of 18
eligibility or a certificate of eligibility with advanced standing and 19
are employed as part of a State-approved district training program 20
or residency leading to standard certification. 21
“Standard instructional certificate” means a permanent certificate 22
issued to a person who has met all teacher certification 23
requirements. 24
b. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, 25
the State Board of Education shall not require a candidate seeking a 26
certificate of eligibility, a certificate of eligibility with advanced 27
standing, a provisional certificate, or a standard instructional 28
certificate to complete a Commissioner of Education-approved test 29
of basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills including, but not 30
limited to, the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators test, in 31
order to obtain a certificate of eligibility, a certificate of eligibility 32
with advanced standing, a provisional certificate, or a standard 33
instructional certificate. 34
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2. This act shall take effect immediately. 36