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New Jersey Teaching (K-12) CE category requirements

How the 20 CE hours every 1 year breaks down by category for instructional certificates in New Jersey, sourced from the official board.

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Required categories

Suicide prevention (2 hrs per 5-year PD period, all teaching staff)
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New Jersey certificates are generally permanent rather than periodically renewed, but employed teachers' individualized Professional Development Plans must include at least 20 qualifying hours each year, prorated for part-time employment or absence. Modeled as 20 hours per 1-year cycle — this is not a credential-expiration cycle. Native unit is qualifying PD hours. Added 2026-09-30: N.J.S.A. 18A:6-112 requires 2 hours of suicide prevention instruction per 5-year professional development period for all teaching staff (NJDOE state-required PD guidance).

Official source: New Jersey Administrative Code 6A:9C, professional development (NJDOE)

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