SENATE MILITARY AND VETERANS' AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No. 2367

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  FEBRUARY 8, 2024

      The Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee reports favorably Senate Bill No. 2367.

This bill provides that a temporary instructional certificate for a nonresident military spouse is to be valid for 365 days, with an option for an extension by the State Board of Examiners for an additional 365 days.  The bill also prohibits the State board from charging a nonresident military spouse a fee for the issuance of a temporary instructional certificate.

     The bill further requires the Department of Education to establish procedures to expedite the processing of an application submitted by a nonresident military spouse for a New Jersey instructional certificate.  The department and the State Board of Examiners are prohibited from requiring a nonresident military spouse to pay a fee for the issuance of the instructional certificate.