Title 18A, Title 18A: EDUCATION

18A:26-28 Eligibility for standard certificate. 4. A certificate of eligibility for an out-of-State candidate who is enrolled in the pilot program and who meets all other requirements for issuance of a standard certificate pursuant to State Board of Education regulations shall be…

18A:26-29 Report at conclusion of pilot program. 5. At the conclusion of the five-year pilot program, the Department of Education shall submit a report evaluating the effectiveness of the pilot program to the Governor, the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.5…

18A:26-2a Definitions relative to employment of novice teachers; registration with DOE. 1. a. As used in this section: "Certificate of eligibility" means a certificate with lifetime validity issued by the State Board of Examiners to candidates who meet degree, academic, and appli…

18A:26-2b Definitions relative to teacher certification. 1. As used in this act: "Limited certificate of eligibility" means a certificate issued by the State Board of Examiners to candidates who meet the criteria established pursuant to section 4 of this act. "Limited certificate…

18A:26-2c Limited certificate of eligibility pilot program. 2. There is established in the Department of Education a five-year pilot program under which the State Board of Education shall authorize the issuance of a limited certificate of eligibility with advanced standing pursua…

18A:26-2d Issuance of limited certificate of eligibility, advanced standing. 3. a. For the purposes of the pilot program established pursuant to section 2 of this act, no later than three months following the date of enactment, the State Board of Education shall authorize the iss…

18A:26-2e Issuance of limited certificate of eligibility. 4. a. For the purposes of the pilot program established pursuant to section 2 of this act, no later than three months following the date of enactment, the State Board of Education shall authorize the issuance of a limited …

18A:26-2f Approval of schools hiring individuals issued limited certificates of eligibility; qualifications. 5. a. A school district, charter school, or renaissance school seeking to hire individuals who are issued limited certificates of eligibility with advanced standing or lim…

18A:26-2g Receipt of standard instructional certificate, requirements. 6. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law, rule, or regulation related to the evaluation of a provisional teacher for a standard instructional certificate to the contrary, an individual who is issued a limi…

18A:26-2h Rules, regulations. 7. The State Board of Education shall adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.2021, c.224, s.7.

18A:26-3. City school district examiners In each city school district there may be established by the board of education a district board of examiners consisting of the commissioner, ex officio, the superintendent of schools of the district, if there be one, and such persons havi…

18A:26-30 Report to the Department of Education, first-time, overall test pass rates, instructional certificate. 1. a. Each educator preparation program shall annually report to the Department of Education on the first-time and overall test pass rates of candidates for an instruc…

18A:26-31 Annual compilation of test pass rates. 2. The department shall annually compile the test pass rates of candidates for an instructional certificate submitted pursuant to subsection a. of section 1 of this act into a comparative profile of all educator preparation program…

18A:26-32 Test pass rates required for educator preparation program review. 3. The test pass rates submitted to the department pursuant to subsection a. of section 1 of this act shall be included within the documentation required for the Commissioner of Education's periodic revie…

18A:26-33 Test fee waivers for low-income students. 4. Any policy or contract entered into after the effective date of P.L.2021, c.393 (C.18A:26-30 et seq.) by the State, or any political subdivision thereof, regarding a test required for instructional certification shall provide…

18A:26-34 Exemption from basic reading, writing, mathematics test; definitions. 1. a. (1) Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the State Board of Education shall not require a candidate for or the holder of a certificate of eligibility in a career and tec…

18A:26-34.4 Commissioner of Education-approved test, basic skills, requirement, instructional certificate, admission, prohibited; exceptions. 1. a. Notwithstanding P.L.2021, c.420 (C.18A:26-34), or any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the State Board of Education s…

18A:26-35 Performance-based assessment, condition of eligibility, certificate of eligibility, prohibited. 1. a. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, the State Board of Education shall not require a candidate for a certificate of eligibility with advanced …

18A:26-36 Restriction, semester-hour credits, educator preparation program, accredited county college, meeting teacher certification requirements, prohibited; definition. 1. a. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a Commissioner-approved educator preparatio…

18A:26-37 State Board of Education, regulation, policy restricting semester-hour credits, accredited county college, meeting teacher certification requirements, prohibited; definition. 2. a. The State Board of Education shall not adopt any regulation or policy which restricts the…

18A:26-4. Qualifications of city district examiners No person shall be appointed to a district board of examiners unless he holds a state certificate or the highest grade certificate issued in the district or is a graduate of a college or university. L.1967, c.271.

18A:26-5. Certificates granted by city district examiners A district board of examiners shall, under such rules as the state board shall prescribe, and under such additional rules as may be prescribed by the board of education of the district, issue certificates to teach, which s…

18A:26-6. Certificates required for employment of teaching staff members in districts having city district examiners No teaching staff member shall be employed in any of the schools of a district having a district board of examiners unless he shall be issued a certificate by said…

18A:26-7. Certificate fee A fee of such sum as shall be fixed by the state board, but not less than $5.00, shall be paid for the issuance of each certificate. L.1967, c.271

18A:26-8.1. Issuance of teacher's certificate to noncitizen 18A:26-8.1. a. The State Board of Examiners may, with the approval of the commissioner, issue a teacher's certificate to teach in the public schools to any citizen of any other country who has declared his intention of b…

18A:26-8.2 "School leader" defined; training as part of professional development. 13. a. As used in this section, "school leader" means a school district staff member who holds a position that requires the possession of a chief school administrator, principal, or supervisor endor…

18A:26-9. Oath of allegiance and office; executed, etc., prerequisite to issuance of certificate No certificate to teach or supervise in any of the public schools of this state, and no renewal of any such certificate, shall be issued to any applicant unless such applicant shall h…