Permits certain noncitizen teachers to be eligible for tenure.
S 3115 allows noncitizen teachers holding special teaching certificates to become eligible for tenure in New Jersey public schools. Currently, noncitizens with these certificates can teach but cannot earn tenure, which protects teachers from dismissal without cause. The bill removes this citizenship barrier by amending law to let qualifying noncitizen teachers meet tenure requirements under existing rules (N.J.S.18A:28-5), including counting prior teaching service toward tenure eligibility. It also repeals two sections that previously blocked noncitizen tenure. The bill takes effect immediately upon enactment.
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026
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Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
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Benjie Wimberly
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