SENATE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE, Nos. 1170 and 1171

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

ADOPTED OCTOBER 28, 1996

Sponsored by Senators KYRILLOS and PALAIA

An Act concerning information to be maintained by the State Board of Examiners and supplementing chapter 6 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.

      Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

      1. A board of education shall notify the State Board of Examiners whenever a non-tenured, certificated employee is dismissed for cause, and the State board shall maintain a list containing the name of the employee and the reason for the dismissal for cause. A board of education or the superintendent of a school district may submit to the State board the name of a person who has applied for a position in the district, and the State board shall indicate to the board or superintendent whether the person has been previously dismissed for cause and the reason for the dismissal. This section shall not apply to a school board employee whose contract is not renewed.

      2. This act shall take effect immediately.

Requires State Board of Examiners to maintain information on certain school board employees who are dismissed for cause.