STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No. 2831

with Senate Floor Amendments

(Proposed by Senator RUIZ)

ADOPTED: SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

      These floor amendments provide that:

      1) in the case of an out-of-state candidate who did not take or pass a state-approved performance assessment, the candidate will be issued an instructional certificate of eligibility if he otherwise meets the requirements of the bill, but must pass a New Jersey approved performance assessment prior to the issuance of a standard instructional certificate.  The bill in its original form requires the candidate to pass a New Jersey approved performance assessment as a condition of receiving the certificate of eligibility; and

      2) the candidate must have been in good standing while teaching under the out-of-state certificate as documented in a manner that will be determined by the State Board of Education.