S 2082 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Establishes New Jersey Educator Evaluation Review Task Force; clarifies collection of student growth data.*

S 2082 creates a 12-member New Jersey Educator Evaluation Review Task Force to examine the state's current teacher and administrator evaluation system established under the 2012 TEACHNJ Act. The task force will specifically study the use of student growth objectives in evaluations, assess administrative burdens on educators, review current research on effective evaluation practices, and recommend potential updates to the law. It will hold public hearings and submit a final report to the Governor and Legislature by September 30, 2024. This bill does not change evaluation rules directly but sets up a process to review them; the current system affects all public school teachers, principals, and administrators in New Jersey. The task force includes representatives from teachers' unions, school administrators, and education associations.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
General Assembly Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Signed May 17, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 12, 2024 · General Assembly Mar 18, 2024

How they voted

341
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 40
Feb 12, 2024
D Democratic25
21 Yea 4
84% Yea
R Republican15
13 Yea 1 Nay 1
86% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
5
Committee
2
May 17, 2024
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2024, c.14.
executive
May 13, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (34-1)
upper
Mar 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (73-4-0)
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
lower
Feb 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (34-1)
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
upper
4 primary · 18 co-sponsors

Sponsors