Establishes hiring preference for veterans for teaching positions.

This bill requires New Jersey school boards to give hiring preference to veterans for teaching positions when veterans are equally qualified as other candidates in all measurable criteria. It applies to all public school districts except those using Civil Service rules (Title 11A), where existing civil service veteran preference provisions would take precedence for classified staff. The preference is limited to the hiring process itself and does not guarantee employment. The bill takes immediate effect upon enactment.