New Jersey Statutes Title 18A. Education 18A § 6-76

a. shall identify the skills, attitudes, and other such pertinent data as the participating groups deem essential for an individual to demonstrate before being issued an initial teaching certificate;

b. shall determine the method or methods of evaluation of the performance of each candidate for an initial teaching certificate;

c. shall recommend to the commissioner and to the State Board of Education the minimum standards which an individual must achieve in order to be issued an initial teaching certificate; and

d. shall procure and use Federal and private resources in combination with State resources to attain State educational goals.