Directs Commissioner of Education to establish "Teacher Retention Program."
This bill requires New Jersey's Commissioner of Education to create a "Teacher Retention Program" that provides an annual retention grant to every full-time public school teacher at the end of each school year. The program is funded by redirecting state funds previously allocated for services to undocumented persons - including health care, public school education, postsecondary education, and legal services - to the Department of Education. It directly affects all full-time public school teachers across New Jersey by guaranteeing equal annual payments as an incentive to remain in their positions. The bill mandates this funding shift "notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary" and takes effect immediately.
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Introduced Jun 17, 2024
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Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
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