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New Jersey Statutes, Title: 18A, EDUCATION
Chapter 37: Submission of pupils to authority
Section: 18A:37-22: Program required for teaching certification.
19. a. Beginning with the 2012-2013 school year, all candidates for teaching certification who have completed a teacher preparation program at a regionally-accredited institution of higher education shall have satisfactorily completed a program on harassment, intimidation, and bullying prevention.
b. Beginning with the 2011-2012 school year, any person seeking certification through the alternate route shall, within one year of being employed, satisfactorily complete a program on harassment, intimidation, and bullying prevention.
c. The State Board of Education shall establish the appropriate requirements of the program on harassment, intimidation, and bullying prevention.
d. The State board shall, as part of the professional development requirement established by the State board for public school teachers, require each public school teacher to complete at least two hours of instruction on harassment, intimidation, or bullying prevention in each professional development period.
L.2010, c.122, s.19.
This section added to the Rutgers Database: 2012-09-26 13:37:47.
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