{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-26-26","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 18A:26-26","heading":"Issuance of instructional certificate of eligibility.","body":"2.\tFor the purposes of the Alternate Route Interstate Reciprocity Pilot Program established pursuant to section 1 of this act, the State Board of Examiners shall issue an instructional certificate of eligibility to an out-of-State candidate who:\na.\t holds the equivalent of a valid certificate of eligibility or a valid provisional certificate issued by another state in a subject or grade level also offered in New Jersey;\nb.\thas passed a subject-matter test to receive the candidate's out-of-State endorsement or passed the appropriate New Jersey subject-matter test;\nc.\thas passed a performance assessment that is approved by the state in which the certificate was issued, or, if the out-of-State candidate did not take or pass a state-approved performance assessment, the candidate shall be issued an instructional certificate of eligibility but shall pass a New Jersey approved performance assessment prior to the issuance of a standard instructional certificate;\nd.\thas at least one year of effective teaching experience as documented by a letter from the candidate's former supervisor, principal, or employing school district's human resource officer; and\ne.\thas been in good standing during the candidate's teaching experience under the out-of-State certificate as documented in such manner as determined by the State Board of Education.\nL.2021, c.57, s.2.","path":["TITLE 18A EDUCATION"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"8f59e259c2d6f6219620bea65ea7a90a8721d82b5fa2030eac751947d8bfdc44","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-26-25","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-26-27"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}