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Executive Order No. 214 (2021)

2020-2021 school-year policies: graduation proficiency test waived; student growth data excluded from educator evaluation; substitute-teacher time limits relaxed for the duration of the Public Health Emergency

Governor Philip D. Murphy · New Jersey (State)

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Jurisdiction
New Jersey
Level
State
Authority
N.J.S.A. App. A:9-33 et seq., -45, -47; N.J.S.A. 26:13-1 et seq.
Issued
2021-01-11 Jan. 11, 2021
Effective
2021-01-11 (immediately) (read as 2021-01-11)
End
Provisions tied to the 2020-2021 school year and the Public Health Emergency (ended June 4, 2021) (read as 2021-06-04)
In force
Jan. 11, 2021 to June 4, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Schools and child careOther
Addressees
  • school districts
  • Department of Education
Functions reached
  • HR school staffing under emergency rules
  • IN instruction (State-mandated adjustments to the 2020-2021 year)
Collection
New Jersey NJ

Operative words

Para. 3: "For the duration of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, individuals holding either a certificate of eligibility or a certificate of eligibility with advanced standing working in an area not authorized by their credentials may fill vacant teaching positions for up to 40 school days".

Enforcement

Statutory waivers under the Disaster Control Act

Notes

Education context: the State was still legislating the 2020-2021 school year by emergency order in January 2021.

Retrieval note

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