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New Jersey Statutes, Title: 18A, EDUCATION

    Chapter 40a: Instructional programs on drugs, alcohol, anabolic steroids, tobacco and controlled dangerous substances; curriculum guidelines

      Section: 18A:40a-4: Preservice training

          4. In addition to the provisions for inservice training established pursuant to this act, the commissioner shall ensure that the preservice training of individuals intending to enter the teaching profession provides for an adequate treatment of the subject of substance use.

No certificate to teach in the public schools shall be issued to any teaching staff member who has not passed a satisfactory examination in (1) physiology and hygiene; and (2) substance use issues which includes material on the physiological, psychological, sociological and legal aspects of substance use, methods of educating students on the negative effects of substance use, and intervention strategies for dealing with students engaged in substance use.

1987, c. 389, s.4; amended 2023, c.177, s.38.

This section added to the Rutgers Database: 2024-03-04 16:44:31.






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