S 4180 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Establishes measures to provide employment stability for high school coaches employed in school districts.

This bill establishes guaranteed three-year contracts for head coaches and two-year contracts for assistant coaches in New Jersey public high schools who are tenured district employees or out-of-district hires. It requires automatic reappointment at contract end unless the school board provides 90 days' written notice of non-reappointment. Coaches may only be dismissed during their contract term for "just cause," with a mandatory 5-day written notice of the reason, a 10-day hearing opportunity (with legal counsel and witness presentation), and a board decision within 10 days of the hearing. The law takes effect immediately for the first full school year after enactment.
Sub-Topics: Teachers
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Mar 2025
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Introduced Mar 3, 2025 Last action Mar 3, 2025
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Mar 3, 2025
Senate · Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
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Benjie Wimberly
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