By Jeanette Rundquist/The Star-Ledger
TRENTON — The first major change to New Jersey’s tenure law in a century, but one that leaves intact the practice of laying off teachers based on seniority, won unanimous backing today of a Senate committee.
After a lengthy hearing that included testimony from New Jersey Education Association President Barbara Keshishian, education advocates and parents, the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee voted, 13-0, to send the bill to the full Senate for a vote.
Today’s vote means bills on the issue have won committee approval in both houses of the Legislature.
Sen. Teresa Ruiz, (D-Essex), who sponsored the Senate bill, said it was a compromise among lawmakers and “stakeholder,” and was “elated” the measure passed.
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