SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE

 

STATEMENT TO

 

SENATE, No. 2711

 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

 

DATED:  JUNE 14, 2018

 

     The Senate Education Committee favorably reports Senate Bill No. 2711.

     This bill requires that all candidates for teaching certification receive training on the recognition of, and the requirement to report, child abuse including sexual abuse. Under the bill, beginning with the 2020-2021 school year, all candidates for teaching certification who have completed a teacher preparation program at a regionally-accredited institution of higher education must have satisfactorily completed a program on the recognition of, and the requirement to report, child abuse including sexual abuse. Beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, any person seeking certification through the alternate route must complete the program within one year of being employed. The State Board of Education will establish the appropriate requirements of the program.