N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:9B-8A.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 12, June 17, 2024
Section 6A:9B-8A.1 - Scope
(a) Pursuant to P.L. 2021, c. 224, this subchapter's rules implement a five-year pilot program for the issuance of limited certificates of eligibility (CEs) and limited certificates of eligibility with advanced standing (CEASs) in an instructional area.
(b) The five-year pilot program established by the Commissioner will begin in the 2022-2023 school year and will result in the following:
1. A Board of Examiners-issued limited CE or CEAS in an instructional area for candidates who apply for and meet the criteria established in this subchapter; and
2. A Department-maintained list of Commissioner-approved school districts, charter schools, and renaissance school projects permitted to hire certificate holders who have a limited CE or CEAS in an instructional area.
(c) A limited CE or CEAS in an instructional area shall permit a certificate holder to seek employment in only the school districts, charter schools, and renaissance school projects approved by the Commissioner to participate in the pilot program.
(d) The limited CE and CEAS will not be issued after September 1, 2027.
1. School districts, charter schools, and renaissance school projects approved by the Commissioner to participate in the pilot program shall ensure that individuals hired pursuant to the pilot program obtain their provisional certificate by no later than November 1, 2027.
(e) All limited CEs and CEASs issued pursuant to the pilot program, and existing at the expiration of the pilot program, shall expire on November 1, 2027.
(f) Throughout this subchapter, "school district" shall refer to school districts, charter schools, and renaissance school projects that apply to participate in the pilot program *or* are approved by the Commissioner to participate as set forth at N.J.A.C. 6A:9B-8A.2.

N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:9B-8A.1

Adopted by 54 N.J.R. 1267(a), effective 7/5/2022