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Bill Text

A424 

ASSEMBLY, No. 424 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman MICHAEL VENEZIA

District 34 (Essex)

Assemblywoman CARMEN THERESA MORALES

District 34 (Essex)

Assemblywoman LINDA S. CARTER

District 22 (Somerset and Union)

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblyman Bailey, Assemblywomen McCoy, Collazos-Gill, 
Bagolie, Katz, Assemblymen Tully, Sampson, Assemblywomen Reynolds-Jackson and 
Tucker

SYNOPSIS

���� Directs State Board of Education to authorize general 
science endorsement to instructional certificate.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative 
Counsel.

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An Act concerning teacher certification and 
supplementing chapter 26 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. As used in this section, 
�instructional certificate� means a certificate of eligibility, certificate of 
eligibility with advanced standing, provisional certificate, or standard 
instructional certificate.

���� b. The State Board of 
Education shall authorize a general science endorsement to an instructional 
certificate.� The endorsement shall authorize the holder to teach any science 
course in grades nine through 12.

���� c. In order to be eligible for 
an instructional certificate with a general science endorsement established 
pursuant to subsection b. of this section, a candidate shall:

���� (1) possess a bachelor�s 
degree or a master�s degree in biology, chemistry, physics or a related field, 
as determined by the Commissioner of Education;

���� (2) achieve a grade point 
average of 3.0 or higher on a scale of 4.0, or its equivalent;

���� (3) pass a 
commissioner-approved basic skills test;

���� (4) pass a 
commissioner-approved subject matter test, if applicable; and

���� (5) meet any other 
requirements as established by the commissioner.

���� d. A teacher who currently 
holds a biological science, chemistry, earth science, physical science, or 
physics endorsement to an instructional certificate and meets the requirements 
established pursuant to subsection c. of this section shall be authorized to 
apply for an instructional certificate with a general science endorsement.

���� 2. The State Board of 
Education shall adopt, pursuant to the �Administrative Procedure Act,� 
P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), the rules and regulations necessary to 
carry out the provisions of this act.

���� 3. This act shall take effect 
immediately and shall first apply to the first full school year following the 
date of enactment.

STATEMENT

���� This bill directs the State 
Board of Education to authorize the issuance of a general science endorsement 
to an instructional certificate.� The endorsement authorizes the holder to 
teach any science course in grades nine through 12.� The bill defines �instructional 
certificate� as a certificate of eligibility, certificate of eligibility with 
advanced standing, provisional certificate, or standard instructional 
certificate.

���� The bill requires a candidate 
seeking an instructional certificate with a general science endorsement to: (1) 
possess a bachelor�s degree or a master�s degree in biology, chemistry, 
physics, or a related field; (2) achieve a grade point average of 3.0 or higher 
on a scale of 4.0, or its equivalent; (3) pass a Commissioner of 
Education-approved basic skills test; (4) pass a commissioner-approved subject 
matter test, if applicable, and (5) meet any other requirements as established 
by the commissioner.

���� Under the bill, a teacher who 
currently holds a biological science, chemistry, earth science, physical 
science, or physics endorsement to an instructional certificate may apply for 
an instructional certificate with a general science endorsement provided the 
teacher meets the requirements set forth in the bill.