N.J. Stat. § 18A:60-1.2: Tenure after 3 years' service.

3. Any teacher or other certified individual serving in a teaching capacity in a State institution within the Department of Corrections, the Department of Children and Families, or the Department of Human Services as of July 1, 1986, who has completed at least two academic years of teaching service or its equivalent within three calendar years with satisfactory evaluations, shall acquire tenure under this act upon the completion of one additional calendar year of satisfactory service in such capacity.

L.1986, c.158, s.3; amended 2006, c.47, s.103.