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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 18A:26-2.15

  • Higher education: means that education which is provided by any or all of the public institutions of higher education as herein defined and any or all equivalent private institutions. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
  • 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
1. a. Beginning with the 2015-2016 school year, a regionally-accredited institution of higher education offering a teacher preparation program for a New Jersey instructional certificate shall incorporate programming, which is curricula encompassing coursework or practical and clinical studies, or a combination thereof, to improve student career readiness. The programming shall include, but need not be limited to, employability skills, career awareness, and understanding career and technical education.

b. Beginning with the 2015-2016 school year, the preparation program for any person seeking an instructional certificate through the State‘s alternate route program shall include programming to improve student career readiness. The programming shall include, but need not be limited to, employability skills, career awareness, and understanding career and technical education.

L.2014, c.72, s.1.