Establishes emergency teacher certificate in certain circumstances.

New Jersey bill A1811 creates an emergency teacher certification for high-need fields like special education and bilingual education when school districts cannot find certified candidates. It allows chief school administrators to apply for this temporary certification, requiring candidates to be enrolled in an educator program, hold a bachelor’s degree, and pass subject exams. The certification can be renewed annually up to two times (maxing three years total), and school districts may employ no more than 10% of their teaching staff under this emergency certificate. The Department of Education must publish the list of eligible high-need fields online, with annual reevaluation by the State Board of Education.