18A:26-24 Course or training for prospective teachers relative to child abuse. 1. a. Beginning with the 2020-2021 school year, all candidates for teaching certification who have completed an educator preparation program at a commissioner-approved educator preparation program provider shall have satisfactorily completed a course or training that includes the recognition of, and the requirement to report, child abuse including sexual abuse. b. All commissioner-approved educator preparation program providers shall review and update their educator preparation programs to implement the requirements of this section and submit the revisions to the Department of Education for approval. L.2019, c.109, s.1.
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