New Jersey Statutes 18A:6-38.5. Failure to report child abuse; possible revocation, suspension of teaching certificate
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 18A:6-38.5
- Allegation: something that someone says happened.
- Board: means the board of education. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State board: means the State Board of Education. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
- Teaching staff member: means a member of the professional staff of any district or regional board of education, or any board of education of a county vocational school, holding office, position or employment of such character that the qualifications, for such office, position or employment, require him to hold a valid and effective standard, provisional or emergency certificate, appropriate to his office, position or employment, issued by the State Board of Examiners and includes a school nurse and a school athletic trainer. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
1. In the event that a board of education determines, pursuant to a tenure charge finding under N.J.S. 18A:6-10 or a disorderly person conviction under section 7 of P.L.1971, c.437 (C. 9:6-8.14), that a teaching staff member has failed to report an allegation of child abuse in accordance with State law or regulations, the board of education shall submit a report to the State Board of Examiners that outlines its finding. The State Board of Examiners shall review the certification of the teaching staff member to determine if the teaching staff member’s failure to report warrants the revocation or suspension of his certificate.
L.2019, c.46, s.1.