2. For 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:

a. 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;

b. has passed a subject-matter test to receive the candidate’s out-of-State endorsement or passed the appropriate New Jersey subject-matter test;

c. has 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;

d. has 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

e. has 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.

L.2021, c.57, s.2.