Requires DOE to partner with nonprofit organization to establish central registry of individuals and organizations interested in providing supplemental tutoring support to students.

A2189

ASSEMBLY, No. 2189

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman SHANIQUE SPEIGHT

District 29 (Essex and Hudson)

Assemblywoman LINDA S. CARTER

District 22 (Somerset and Union)

Assemblyman MICHAEL VENEZIA

District 34 (Essex)

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblywomen Reynolds-Jackson, Quijano, Assemblymen
Stanley, Freiman, Karabinchak, Assemblywoman Lopez, Assemblyman Sampson,
Assemblywoman Flynn, Assemblyman Rodriguez and Assemblywoman Fantasia

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires DOE to partner with nonprofit organization
to establish central registry of individuals and organizations interested in
providing supplemental tutoring support to students.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative
Counsel.

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An Act
concerning student learning support and supplementing
chapter 36 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.

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Be It
Enacted
by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� a.� The Department of
Education shall partner with a nonprofit organization to establish and maintain
a central, searchable registry of individuals and organizations interested in
offering free tutoring services to students throughout the State.� The registry
shall contain information provided by each registrant including, but not
limited to, the registrant�s name, contact information, subject matter
expertise, and a tutoring availability schedule.� The department shall make the
registry publicly available on its Internet website.

���� b.��� The following
individuals and organizations may apply to the nonprofit organization for
inclusion on the registry established pursuant to subsection a. of this
section:

���� (1)�� A teacher who holds a
New Jersey provisional or standard instructional certificate;

���� (2)�� A retired New Jersey
teacher who was in good standing at the time of retirement;

���� (3)�� A student enrolled in a
two- or four-year institution of higher education in the State;

���� (4)�� An industry professional
with relevant subject matter expertise;

���� (5)�� An organization with
relevant subject matter expertise; and

���� (6)�� Any other person or
organization the department deems appropriate.

���� c.���� A registrant shall not
charge or receive any fee for services provided in connection with the central
registry established pursuant to subsection a. of this section.

���� d.��� (1)� An individual
applying for inclusion on the registry pursuant to subsection b. of this
section, except an individual included in paragraph (1) of subsection b. of
this section who has undergone a prior criminal history record check as
required by law, shall undergo a criminal history record check pursuant to the
provisions of P.L.1986, c.116 (C.18A:6-7.1 et seq.) and shall not be included
on the registry established pursuant to subsection a. of this section prior to
completion of the criminal history record check.

���� (2)� An organization applying
for inclusion on the registry shall submit a statement of assurances to the
nonprofit organization affirming that an individual providing tutoring services
on behalf of, or as a representative of, the organization has undergone a
criminal history record check pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of
this subsection.�

���� (3)� The department may
reimburse an individual for the cost of the criminal history check required
pursuant to the provisions of this subsection.

���� e.� The registry shall include
a disclaimer stating that the information regarding individuals and
organizations on the registry has not been independently verified and is not
meant to be an endorsement or recommendation by the department as to the quality
of the tutoring services offered.

���� 2.��� This act shall take
effect immediately.

STATEMENT

����� This bill directs the Department of Education (DOE)
to partner with a nonprofit organization to establish and maintain a central,
searchable registry of individuals and organizations interested in offering
free tutoring services to students throughout the State.� The registry is to
contain the name, contact information, subject matter expertise, and a tutoring
availability schedule of each registrant.� The DOE is required by the bill to
make the registry publicly available to all New Jersey residents on its Internet
website.

����� Under the bill, the following individuals and
organizations may apply to the nonprofit organization for inclusion on the
central registry: (1) a teacher who holds a New Jersey provisional or standard
instructional certificate; (2) a retired New Jersey teacher who was in good
standing at the time of retirement; (3) a student enrolled in a two- or
four-year institution of higher education in the State; (4) an industry
professional with relevant subject matter expertise; (5) an organization with
relevant subject matter expertise; and (6) any other person or organization the
department deems appropriate.� Registrants may not charge or receive any fee
for services provided in connection with the registry.�

����� Under the bill, an individual applying for inclusion
on the registry, except a teacher who holds a New Jersey provisional or
standard instructional certification who has undergone a prior criminal history
record check as required by law, is required to undergo a criminal history
record check prior to inclusion on the registry. An organization applying for
inclusion on the registry is required to submit a statement of assurances to
the DOE affirming that an individual providing tutoring services on behalf of,
or as a representative of the organization, has undergone a criminal history
record check. The DOE may reimburse an individual for the cost of the criminal
history record check.

����� The registry is to include a disclaimer stating that
the information provided on individuals and organizations listed on the
registry has not been independently verified and is not meant to be an
endorsement or recommendation by the department as to the quality of the
tutoring services offered.