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NJ Rev Stat § 18A:26-19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:26-19 - Effective date; withdrawal

18A:26-19. Effective date; withdrawal  1. This agreement shall become effective when enacted into law by 2 States. Thereafter it shall become effective as to any State upon its enactment of this agreement. 2. Any party State may withdraw from this agreement by enacting a statute repealing the same, but no such withdrawal shall take effect until 1 year after the Governor of the withdrawing State has given notice in writing of the withdrawal to the Governors of all other party States. 3. No withdrawal shall relieve the withdrawing State of any obligation imposed upon it by a contract to which it is a party. The duration of contracts and the methods and conditions of withdrawal therefrom shall be those specified in their terms. L.1969, c. 114, s. 1, eff. June 26, 1969.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:26-20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:26-20 - Liberal construction; severability of provisions

18A:26-20. Liberal construction; severability of provisions  This agreement shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof. The provisions of this agreement shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this agreement is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any State or of the United States, or the application thereof to any government, agency, person, or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this agreement and the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person, or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. If this agreement or any provision thereof shall be held contrary to the constitution of any State participating therein, the agreement shall remain in full force and effect with respect to the State affected as to all severable matters. L.1969, c. 114, s. 1, eff. June 26, 1969.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:26-21 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:26-21 - Designated state official

18A:26-21. Designated state official  The "designated State official" for this State shall be the Secretary of the State Board of Examiners. The designated State official shall enter into contracts pursuant to Article III of the agreement only with the approval of the specific text thereof by the State Board of Education upon recommendation by the State Board of Examiners and the Commissioner of Education. L.1969, c. 114, s. 2, eff. June 26, 1969.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:26-22 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:26-22 - Copies of contracts; filing; publication

18A:26-22. Copies of contracts; filing; publication  True copies of all contracts made on behalf of this State pursuant to the agreement shall be kept on file in the office of the Secretary of the State Board of Examiners and in the office of the Secretary of State. The State Department of Education shall publicize all such contracts in the New Jersey Register. L.1969, c. 114, s. 3, eff. June 26, 1969.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:26-23 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:26-23 - Short title

18A:26-23. Short title  This act shall be known and may be cited as the Interstate Transfer of Teacher Credentials Act. L.1969, c. 114, s. 4, eff. June 26, 1969.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:26-24 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:26-24 - Course or training for prospective teachers relative to child abuse.

18A:26-24 Course or training for prospective teachers relative to child abuse.  1. a. Beginning with the 2020-2021 school year, all candidates for teaching certification who have completed an educator preparation program at a commissioner-approved educator preparation program provider shall have satisfactorily completed a course or training that includes the recognition of, and the requirement to report, child abuse including sexual abuse. b. All commissioner-approved educator preparation program providers shall review and update their educator preparation programs to implement the requirements of this section and submit the revisions to the Department of Education for approval. L.2019, c.109, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:26-25 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:26-25 - Alternate Route Interstate Reciprocity Pilot Program.

18A:26-25 Alternate Route Interstate Reciprocity Pilot Program.  1. The Department of Education shall establish a five-year Alternate Route Interstate Reciprocity Pilot Program. The department shall: a. following two complete years of program implementation, publish a progress report on the success of the program up to that point in time; and b. establish criteria for participating New Jersey Certificate of Eligibility educator preparation programs. The selected educator preparation programs shall:  (1) accept an out-of-state candidate who meets the requirements of section 3 of this act; (2) accept a candidate's earned credits from a prior educator preparation program for any participating out-of-state candidate who has not yet completed their educator preparation program; and (3) provide the department with ongoing data regarding the progress and success of all participating candidates and any candidate data necessary for a comparative progress report. L.2021, c.57, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:26-26 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:26-26 - Issuance of instructional certificate of eligibility.

18A:26-26 Issuance of instructional certificate of eligibility.  2. For the purposes of the Alternate Route Interstate Reciprocity Pilot Program established pursuant to section 1 of this act, the State Board of Examiners shall issue an instructional certificate of eligibility to an out-of-State candidate who: a. holds the equivalent of a valid certificate of eligibility or a valid provisional certificate issued by another state in a subject or grade level also offered in New Jersey;  b. has passed a subject-matter test to receive the candidate's out-of-State endorsement or passed the appropriate New Jersey subject-matter test; c. has passed a performance assessment that is approved by the state in which the certificate was issued, or, if the out-of-State candidate did not take or pass a state-approved performance assessment, the candidate shall be issued an instructional certificate of eligibility but shall pass a New Jersey approved performance assessment prior to the issuance of a standard instructional certificate;  d. has at least one year of effective teaching experience as documented by a letter from the candidate's former supervisor, principal, or employing school district's human resource officer; and e. has been in good standing during the candidate's teaching experience under the out-of-State certificate as documented in such manner as determined by the State Board of Education. L.2021, c.57, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:26-27 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:26-27 - Requirements for out-of-State candidate.

18A:26-27 Requirements for out-of-State candidate.  3. If the out-of-State candidate has not completed an approved educator preparation program the candidate shall enroll in a New Jersey approved educator preparation program and complete any remaining college credits or coursework prior to the issuance of a standard instructional certificate. L.2021, c.57, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:26-28 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:26-28 - Eligibility for standard certificate.

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 eligible for a standard certificate. A certificate of eligibility candidate who successfully completes the pilot program may apply for up to one year of effective teaching experience earned out-of-State, as documented by a letter from the candidate's former supervisor, principal, or employing school district's human resource officer, to satisfy the requirement that the candidate earn at least two summative evaluation ratings within three consecutive years of teaching. L.2021, c.57, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:26-29 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:26-29 - Report at conclusion of pilot program.

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.52:14-19.1), and the State Board of Education. The report shall include an analysis of the impact of the pilot program and shall include the department's recommendation on the feasibility of continuing the program. L.2021, c.57, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:27-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:27-1 - Appointment of teaching staff members; vote required

18A:27-1. Appointment of teaching staff members; vote required  No teaching staff member shall be appointed, except by a recorded roll call majority vote of the full membership of the board of education appointing him. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:27-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:27-2 - Employment without certificate prohibited

18A:27-2. Employment without certificate prohibited  Any contract or engagement of any teaching staff member, shall cease and determine whenever the employing board of education shall ascertain by written notice received from the county or city superintendent of schools, or in any other manner, that such person is not, or has ceased to be, the holder of an appropriate certificate required by this title for such employment, notwithstanding that the term of such employment shall not then have expired. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:27-2.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:27-2.1 - Employment without certification; utilization of institution not chartered as institution of higher education

18A:27-2.1. Employment without certification; utilization of institution not chartered as institution of higher education  A local board of education or county board of vocational education may, upon approval by the State Board of Education, employ as an instructor or administrator an individual who has special training in a particular subject matter field as evidenced by appropriate credentials or licensure and waive the certification requirements generally required of employees of such boards when the individual will be exclusively teaching or administering post-secondary degree or certificate courses and programs authorized under section 7 of P.L.1968, c. 180 (C. 18A:64B-11). Nothing contained herein shall diminish or otherwise affect the eligibility of any such instructor or administrator for tenure under any provision of this Title. L.1978, c. 42, s. 1, eff. June 19, 1978.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:27-2.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:27-2.2 - Employment of teachers from foreign countries under certain conditions

18A:27-2.2. Employment of teachers from foreign countries under certain conditions  3. a. A board of education may employ a teacher from a foreign country who is enrolled with an approved international agency which operates a teacher placement program in a subject area in which the State Board of Education has determined there is a contemporaneous critical shortage of certified teachers. Prior to the employment of a teacher from a teacher placement program in a subject area of critical shortage, the board of education shall first make a good faith effort to employ a State certified teacher and shall document its inability to hire an appropriately certified teacher with the Department of Education. b. A board of education may employ a teacher from a foreign country who is enrolled with an approved international agency which operates a teacher exchange program, permitting a teacher from a foreign country to directly substitute for the services of a permanently employed State certified teacher. L.2002,c.9,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:27-2.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:27-2.3 - Authorization for employment of teachers from foreign countries, requirements for certification

18A:27-2.3. Authorization for employment of teachers from foreign countries, requirements for certification  4. a. A teacher from a foreign country shall be authorized to teach in the United States under an international teacher placement program or a teacher exchange program as authorized by any federal law, and shall be certified in accordance with the provisions of subsection b. of this section to teach for a period of no more than three years. b. In order for a teacher from a foreign country to be certified under this section, the teacher shall: (1) meet the eligibility requirements for a provisional instructional certificate or possess equivalent qualifications as determined by the State Board of Education; and (2) demonstrate the ability to speak, read and write the English language fluently, in accordance with criteria established by the State Board of Education. c. A teacher from a foreign country employed pursuant to this act shall be deemed to be an employee of the public school district, and as such shall be eligible to become a member of the bargaining unit defined in the applicable agreement with the public school district. L.2002,c.9,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:27-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:27-3 - Employment for school year

18A:27-3. Employment for school year  Teaching staff members may be employed and their salaries fixed and determined, under contracts, by a board of education for the period from July 1 of the year in which such board shall organize to the succeeding June 30, notwithstanding that the fiscal year of the district or of the municipality in which it is located is the calendar year. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:27-3.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:27-3.1 - Evaluation of nontenured teaching staff

18A:27-3.1. Evaluation of nontenured teaching staff  1. Every board of education in this State shall cause each nontenure teaching staff member employed by it to be observed and evaluated in the performance of her or his duties at least three times during each school year but not less than once during each semester. Said evaluations are to take place before April 30 each year. The evaluations may cover that period between April 30 of one year and April 30 of the succeeding year excepting in the case of the first year of employment where the three evaluations must have been completed prior to April 30. The number of required observations and evaluations may be reduced proportionately when an individual teaching staff member's term of service is less than one academic year. Each evaluation shall be followed by a conference between that teaching staff member and his or her superior or superiors. The purpose of this procedure is to recommend as to reemployment, identify any deficiencies, extend assistance for their correction and improve professional competence.  L.1975,c.132,s.1; amended 1977,c.161,s.1; 1992,c.159,s.17; 1993,c.100,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:27-3.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:27-3.2 - Teaching staff member; notice of termination; statement of reasons; request; written answer

18A:27-3.2. Teaching staff member; notice of termination; statement of reasons; request; written answer  Any teaching staff member receiving notice that a teaching contract for the succeeding school year will not be offered may, within 15 days thereafter, request in writing a statement of the reasons for such nonemployment which shall be given to the teaching staff member in writing within 30 days after the receipt of such request. L.1975, c. 132, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:27-3.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:27-3.3 - Rules

18A:27-3.3. Rules  The provisions of this act shall be carried out pursuant to rules established by the State Board of Education. L.1975, c. 132, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:27-3.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:27-3.4 - Inapplicability of act to teaching staff employees and administrative officers of county colleges

18A:27-3.4. Inapplicability of act to teaching staff employees and administrative officers of county colleges  Notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S. 18A:64A-13, the provisions of the act hereby supplemented shall be inapplicable to teaching staff employees and administrative officers of county colleges. L.1977, c. 161, s. 2, eff. July 1, 1978.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:27-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:27-4 - Power of boards of education to make rules governing employment of teacher, etc.; employment thereunder

18A:27-4. Power of boards of education to make rules governing employment of teacher, etc.; employment thereunder  Each board of education may make rules, not inconsistent with the provisions of this title, governing the employment, terms and tenure of employment, promotion and dismissal, and salaries and time and mode of payment thereof of teaching staff members for the district, and may from time to time change, amend or repeal the same, and the employment of any person in any such capacity and his rights and duties with respect to such employment shall be dependent upon and governed by the rules in force with reference thereto. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:27-4a (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:27-4a - Definitions relative to employment of novice teachers; benefits of employment.

18A:27-4a Definitions relative to employment of novice teachers; benefits of employment.  2. 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 applicable test requirements for teacher certification; "Certificate of eligibility with advanced standing" means a certificate with lifetime validity issued by the State Board of Examiners to candidates who meet degree, academic and test requirements for teacher certification and complete a State-approved college professional education preparation program; "Novice teacher" means any teacher working under a valid certificate of eligibility, certificate of eligibility with advanced standing, or provisional certificate who has not yet been issued a standard instructional certificate; "Provisional certificate" means a certificate issued by the State Board of Examiners to candidates who hold either a certificate of eligibility or a certificate of eligibility with advanced standing and are employed as part of a State-approved district training program or residency leading to standard certification.  b. A novice teacher employed by a board of education under a valid certificate of eligibility, certificate of eligibility with advanced standing, or a provisional certificate shall be deemed to be a teaching staff member for all purposes and shall be entitled to all benefits and other emoluments of employment provided by law and regulation to teaching staff members. A novice teacher shall also receive the terms and conditions of employment provided to teaching staff members in the employing district under the collective bargaining agreement including, but not limited to, salary, sick leave, and health insurance benefits. L.2005,c.144,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:27-4.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:27-4.1 - Board of Education, procedure for certain personnel actions; recommendation of chief school administrator

18A:27-4.1. Board of Education, procedure for certain personnel actions; recommendation of chief school administrator  1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law, rule or regulation to the contrary,  a. A board of education shall appoint, transfer or remove a certificated or non-certificated officer or employee only upon the recommendation of the chief school administrator and by a recorded roll call majority vote of the full membership of the board. The board shall not withhold its approval for arbitrary and capricious reasons.  b. A board of education shall renew the employment contract of a certificated or non-certificated officer or employee only upon the recommendation of the chief school administrator and by a recorded roll call majority vote of the full membership of the board. The board shall not withhold its approval for arbitrary and capricious reasons. A nontenured officer or employee who is not recommended for renewal by the chief school administrator shall be deemed nonrenewed. Prior to notifying the officer or employee of the nonrenewal, the chief school administrator shall notify the board of the recommendation not to renew the officer's or employee's contract and the reasons for the recommendation. An officer or employee whose employment contract is not renewed shall have the right to a written statement of reasons for nonrenewal pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1975, c.132 (C.18A:27-3.2) and to an informal appearance before the board. The purpose of the appearance shall be to permit the staff member to convince the members of the board to offer reemployment. The chief school administrator shall notify the officer or employee of the nonrenewal pursuant, where applicable, to the provisions of section 1 of P.L.1971, c.436 (C.18A:27-10).  c. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the appointment, transfer, removal, renewal or nonrenewal of a person who is a treasurer of school moneys, election officer, board auditor, board attorney or board secretary, except a board secretary who performs business administration functions.  L.1995,c.125,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:27-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:27-5 - Written contracts of employment required

18A:27-5. Written contracts of employment required  Every contract between a board of education which has not made rules governing such employment and any teaching staff member shall be in writing, in triplicate, signed by the president and secretary of the board of education and by such person. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:27-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:27-6 - Contents of contracts

18A:27-6. Contents of contracts  Each such contract shall specify: 1. The date when the person shall begin such employment; 2. The kind and grade of certificate held by him and the date upon which the certificate will expire; 3. The salary at which he is employed, which shall be payable in equal semimonthly or monthly installments, as the board shall determine, not later than five days after the first and fifteenth day of each month in case of semimonthly installments and not later than five days after the close of the month in the case of monthly installments while the school is in session, a month being construed, unless otherwise specified in the contract, to be 20 school days or four weeks of five school days each; and 4. Such other matters as may be necessary to a full and complete understanding of the contract. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:27-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:27-7 - Contract forms

18A:27-7. Contract forms  The commissioner shall prepare and distribute blank forms for such contracts. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:27-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:27-8 - Filing of contracts

18A:27-8. Filing of contracts  One copy of each such contract so entered into shall be filed with the board, one copy with the person employed thereunder and one copy with the superintendent of schools if there be one, otherwise with the county superintendent. L.1967, c.271.