{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-27-3.6","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 18A:27-3.6","heading":"Public school teacher retention rates, data submission deadline.","body":"2.\ta. A school district shall annually submit to the Commissioner of Education, no later than September 1, information on public school teacher retention that includes:\n(1)\tthe number of teachers who left employment with the district during the prior school year;\n(2)\tthe reason why those teachers left employment with the district, including dismissal, non-renewal of a contract, a reduction in force, employment in another school district or a nonpublic school, employment in another field, relocation to another state, or retirement;\n(3)\tthe characteristics of the teachers who left the district, including age, sex, race, and tenure status; and\n(4)\tsuch other information the commissioner deems appropriate.\nb.\tThe commissioner shall annually compile the data submitted by school districts pursuant to subsection a. of this section in a report that details the Statewide, county, and district trends in teacher retention and includes any recommendations that the commissioner may have on State actions that may be initiated to improve teacher retention among various demographic groups.  The commissioner shall submit the report to the Governor, and to the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1).\nL.2021, c.393, 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":"52c0927d713c81be8eadf1b49f71ee93b3eba6a72b902009ebe29c6efed8a37b","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-27-3.5","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-27-3.7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}