Permits certain noncitizen teachers to be eligible for tenure.

This bill allows noncitizen teachers who hold a special teaching certificate (issued to those with intent to become U.S. citizens) to qualify for tenure in New Jersey public schools. It removes the current requirement that teachers must be U.S. citizens to earn tenure, while keeping all other tenure requirements (like teaching experience and performance) unchanged. Teachers with existing certificates under this program can count prior teaching service toward tenure eligibility, and the bill repeals previous laws blocking this change. The policy directly affects noncitizen teachers employed in New Jersey public schools who meet standard tenure qualifications.