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NJ Rev Stat § 18A:46-5.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:46-5.1 - Basic child study team services; provision by boards of education and state operated programs

18A:46-5.1. Basic child study team services; provision by boards of education and state operated programs  Each board of education and State operated program shall separately or jointly with one or more boards of education or State agencies provide for basic child study team services. The basic child study team shall consist of a school psychologist, a learning disability teacher consultant and a school social worker, and for the purposes of evaluation and classification shall include pertinent information from certified school personnel making the referral. This information shall be considered in the evaluation and classification process as defined in N.J.A.C. 6:28-1.1 et seq. The referring certified school personnel and the school principal, or his designee, may attend the classification conference as defined in N.J.A.C. 6:28-1.1 et seq. and participate in the classification decision. L.1982, c. 162, s. 1, eff. Oct. 28, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:46-5.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:46-5.2 - Participation by parent or guardian

18A:46-5.2. Participation by parent or guardian  Any decision by the basic child study team concerning the evaluation, classification and placement of a student shall include the full participation of that student's parents or guardian as prescribed under N.J.A.C. 6:28-1.1 et seq. L.1982, c. 162, s. 2, eff. Oct. 28, 1982.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:46-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:46-6 - Identification of children with disabilities.

18A:46-6 Identification of children with disabilities.  18A:46-6. Each board of education, according to uniform rules prescribed by the commissioner with the approval of the State board, shall provide for the identification of any children between the ages of five and 21 residing in the district and enrolled in the public schools of the State or in a nonpublic school located in the district, who cannot be properly accommodated through the school facilities usually provided, because of disabilities. For the purposes of N.J.S.18A:46-1 et seq., a child who boards at a school in a district in which the child's parents do not maintain a residence shall not be considered a resident of the district. In addition, each board of education shall also identify and ascertain, according to rules promulgated by the commissioner with the approval of the State board, those children between the ages of three and five years who require and who would be benefited by special education programs and services, which may prevent their disabilities from becoming more debilitating. Each board of education shall provide information to parents of children with disabilities who are below the age of three regarding available services and programs provided by other State, county, or local agencies, which may prevent their disabilities from becoming more debilitating. amended 1977, c.193, s.3; 1981, c.415, s.1; 1984, c.123, s.1; 2017, c.131, s.41.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:46-6.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:46-6.1 - Providers of services for children with disabilities aged 3 through 5.

18A:46-6.1 Providers of services for children with disabilities aged 3 through 5.  2. The programs and services required pursuant to N.J.S.18A:46-1 et seq. for children with disabilities between the ages of 3 and 5 shall be provided by one or more of the following: a. Parent training and counseling; b. Special programs and services in the district including programs in hospitals, homes or other institutions; c. Special programs and services offered by other districts as provided by agreement between one or more districts; d. A Jointure Commission; e. A county special services school district; and f. Such other methods as shall be approved by the commissioner with the approval of the State board. L.1981, c.415, s.2; amended 2017, c.131, s.42.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:46-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:46-7 - Reports of children with disabilities.

18A:46-7 Reports of children with disabilities.  18A:46-7. Each board of education shall report annually to the county superintendent of schools of the county in which the school district is situate, who shall report to the commissioner, the names of all children who are in special education instructional programs and the names and addresses of their parents or persons having control or custody of them, together with the category into which they have been classified. Included in this report shall be the names and addresses of any known children with disabilities who are not attending school. The commissioner shall make the information in the reports available to any State agency charged with providing care and rehabilitation services for children with disabilities. Amended 2017, c.131, s.43.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:46-7.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:46-7.1 - Copies of chapter 46 of title 18A, guidelines, distributed annually to parents of children with disabilities.

18A:46-7.1 Copies of chapter 46 of title 18A, guidelines, distributed annually to parents of children with disabilities.  1. In every school district having children who have been classified as children with disabilities pursuant to the provisions of chapter 46 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes, the board of education of the district shall, annually, cause copies of chapter 46, as amended and supplemented, together with all current rules and regulations of the commissioner relating thereto, to be prepared for distribution to parents of children classified as children with disabilities or the persons having control or custody of such children who request copies thereof. Persons requesting copies shall be required to pay a reasonable fee as fixed by the board, to cover the cost of preparing the copies. L.1973, c.3, s.1; amended 2017, c.131, s.44.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:46-7.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:46-7.2 - DOE to disseminate information on adult services to parents of special education recipients.

18A:46-7.2 DOE to disseminate information on adult services to parents of special education recipients.  1. The Department of Education shall include in its "Parental Rights in Special Education" booklet that is available to parents of children who receive special education services, information describing services available through, and contact information for, State agencies serving persons with disabilities. The booklet shall include, but not be limited to, information regarding the following State agencies serving persons with disabilities: the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services in the Department of Labor and Workforce Development; the Divisions of Developmental Disabilities, Mental Health Services, the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, and Disability Services in the Department of Human Services; and the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired in the Department of Human Services. L.2006,c.62,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:46-7.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:46-7.3 - Designation of disability services resource in high school for parents.

18A:46-7.3 Designation of disability services resource in high school for parents.  2. The Department of Education shall require that, beginning with the 2006-2007 school year, all school districts with grades nine through 12 designate at least one staff member to serve as a disability services resource for parents. The designated staff member shall be able to demonstrate competency in the various services available through State agencies that serve persons with disabilities, and shall provide information to parents about how to access the services and assistance to parents in contacting the appropriate State agency. The district shall conduct outreach activities to ensure that the parents of children who receive special education services in the district, and local community disability organizations and service providers, are made aware of the name and contact information of the designated staff member. L.2006,c.62,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:46-7.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:46-7.4 - Posting of timeline.

18A:46-7.4 Posting of timeline.  2. The Commissioner of Education shall post the timeline developed pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2016, c.72 (C.30:1-1.4) on the official website of the Department of Education.  L.2016, c.72, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:46-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:46-8 - Examination, classification of children residing in the district.

18A:46-8 Examination, classification of children residing in the district.  18A:46-8. Each board of education shall provide for the examination and classification of each child residing in the district and identified pursuant to N.J.S.18A:46-6, except that the board of education of a county vocational school district shall provide for the examination and classification of each child who is attending the county vocational school on a full-time basis and is identified pursuant to N.J.S.18A:46-6. Such examination and classification shall be accomplished according to procedures prescribed by the commissioner and approved by the State board, under one of the categories identified in N.J.S.18A:46-1. The examination and classification of such nonpublic school children shall be in a location determined by the local board of education of the district in which the nonpublic school is located and approved by the commissioner pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the State board. The classification of a child with a communication impairment shall be made by the basic child study team and an approved speech correctionist or speech pathologist, without child study consultation. Such children shall be reported to the basic child study team. The proposed classification shall be reported to the parent or guardian of the child and an opportunity provided, prior to implementation of the classification, for consultation by such parent or guardian with the appropriate special educational services personnel of the district. Pursuant to rules of the State board, the parent or guardian shall also be provided an opportunity for further review of the classification in the Department of Education. amended 1977, c.193, s.4; 1977, c.415; 1978, c.46; 1981, c.415, s.8; 1984, c.123, s.2; 1990, c.52, s.57; 2010, c.50, s.15; 2017, c.131, s.45.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:46-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:46-9 - Classification of children having an intellectual disability.

18A:46-9 Classification of children having an intellectual disability.  18A:46-9. Each child classified pursuant to N.J.S.18A:46-8 as having an intellectual disability shall be similarly further identified, examined and classified into one of the following subcategories: a. Educable children with intellectual disabilities who may be expected to succeed with a minimum of supervision in homes and schools and community life and are characterized particularly by reasonable expectation that at maturity they will be capable of vocational and social independence in competitive environments; b. Trainable children with intellectual disabilities who are so intellectually disabled that they cannot be classified as educable but are, notwithstanding, potentially capable of self-help, of communicating satisfactorily, or participating in groups, of directing their behavior so as not to be dangerous to themselves or others and of achieving with training some degree of personal independence and social and economic usefulness within sheltered environments; c. Children eligible for day training, who are incapable of giving evidence of understanding and responding in a positive manner to simple directions expressed in the child's primary mode of communication and who cannot in some manner express basic wants and needs. amended 1975, c.212, s.39; 2010, c.50, s.16.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:46-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:46-10 - Classification of children needing special education services.

18A:46-10 Classification of children needing special education services.  18A:46-10. Pupils identified as needing special education services to ameliorate or to prevent the development of learning disabilities shall be classified according to their ability to benefit from specified types of educational service, and such educational service shall be conducted according to rules and regulations prescribed by the commissioner, with the approval of the State board, and may include, but need not be limited to: a. case work with the pupil at home or school; b. counseling or guidance; c. remedial instruction; d. special scheduling of a school program including part-time attendance in special or general groups; e. referral to other agencies or institutions for special services; f. special grouping in school for children whose prognosis is favorable for return to the general program; and g. arrangement through the commissioner for direct services through the county department of child study. Amended 2017, c.131, s.46.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:46-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:46-11 - Psychological and other examinations

18A:46-11. Psychological and other examinations  Each board of education shall separately or jointly with one or more boards of education employ a psychological examiner, who acting jointly with special education personnel approved by the commissioner, shall administer the procedures for diagnosis and classification required in this chapter, or, in lieu of employing a psychological examiner, it or they may contract to use, with or without financial reimbursement, the psychological or other services of any clinic or agency approved by the commissioner. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:46-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:46-12 - Approval of clinics

18A:46-12. Approval of clinics  The commissioner with the approval of the state board and of the state board of control of the department of institutions and agencies, shall prescribe suitable standards for the approval by him of any clinic or agency furnishing services, pursuant to this chapter. L.1967, c.271.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:46-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:46-13 - Types of facilities and programs.

18A:46-13 Types of facilities and programs.  18A:46-13. It shall be the duty of each board of education to provide suitable facilities and programs of education for all the children who are classified as children with disabilities under this chapter. The absence or unavailability of a special class facility in any district shall not be construed as relieving a board of education of the responsibility for providing education for any child who qualifies under this chapter.  The Department of Human Services, and the Department of Children and Families, as applicable, shall provide transportation for all children who attend day training centers operated by the department.  A board of education is not required to provide any further educational program for children who have been admitted to the New Jersey School for the Deaf, Katzenbach Campus, but shall be required to furnish necessary daily transportation Monday through Friday to and from the school for nonboarding pupils when such transportation is approved by the county superintendent of schools in accordance with such rules and regulations as the State board shall promulgate for such transportation. Any special education facility or program authorized and provided for a child attaining age 20 during a school year shall be continued for the remainder of that school year. amended 1969, c.79; 1973, c.62; 1975, c.212, s.40; 1992, c.129, s.1; 2006, c.47, s.96 2017, c.131, s.47.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:46-13.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:46-13.1 - Disabled students, certain, participation in interscholastic athletic programs.

18A:46-13.1 Disabled students, certain, participation in interscholastic athletic programs.  1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, a pupil who is disabled and who is placed by the parents or guardians at their own expense in a nonpublic school for treatment of the disability shall be eligible to participate in the interscholastic athletic program of the student's resident school district, provided the student otherwise meets the eligibility requirements of the program and the student's participation has the written approval of the board of education of the school district where the program is located. L.2005,c.260,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:46-13.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:46-13.2 - Findings, declarations relative to the use of service animals by certain students.

18A:46-13.2 Findings, declarations relative to the use of service animals by certain students.  1. The Legislature finds and declares that: service animals have a long history of performing crucial tasks and fulfilling a significant role in the daily activities of many people with physical disabilities; in addition to their traditional roles, service animals can be trained to be a calming influence and provide a connection to the familiar in unfamiliar surroundings for students with autism or other developmental disabilities; under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, service animals are permitted in schools, other public areas, and places of public accommodation; allowing a student with autism or other disability to bring a service animal to class and on school grounds will enhance the learning process and help the student reach his full academic potential. L.2011, c.156, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:46-13.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:46-13.3 - Permitted access for service animals.

18A:46-13.3 Permitted access for service animals.  2. a. A student with a disability, including autism, shall be permitted access for a service animal in school buildings, including the classroom, on school buses, and on school grounds. b. A school official may inquire as to whether the service animal is required due to a disability and what task or work the service animal has been trained to perform, unless the student's disability and the work or task that the service animal will perform are readily apparent. A school official may require: (1) certification from a veterinarian that the service animal is properly vaccinated and does not have a contagious disease that may harm students or staff; and (2) documentation that any license required by the municipality in which the student resides has been obtained for the service animal. c. The service animal shall be under a handler's control at all times by use of a leash, tether, voice control, signal, or other suitable means. The school shall not be responsible or liable for the care or supervision of the service animal. The school shall provide reasonable accommodations to allow the handler to provide for the care and feeding of the service animal while on school grounds or at a school function. L.2011, c.156, s.2; amended 2015, c.29, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:46-13.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:46-13.4 - Definitions relative to use of physical restraint, seclusion techniques on students with disabilities.

18A:46-13.4 Definitions relative to use of physical restraint, seclusion techniques on students with disabilities.  1. As used in this act: "Physical restraint" means the use of a personal restriction that immobilizes or reduces the ability of a student to move all or a portion of his or her body. "Seclusion technique" means the involuntary confinement of a student alone in a room or area from which the student is physically prevented from leaving, but does not include a timeout. "Timeout" means a behavior management technique that involves the monitored separation of a student in a non-locked setting, and is implemented for the purpose of calming. L.2017, c.291, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 18A:46-13.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 18A - Education|Section 18A:46-13.5 - Use of physical restraint on students with disabilities.

18A:46-13.5 Use of physical restraint on students with disabilities.  2. a. A school district, an educational services commission, or an approved private school for students with disabilities that utilizes physical restraint on students with disabilities shall ensure that:  (1) physical restraint is used only in an emergency in which the student is exhibiting behavior that places the student or others in immediate physical danger;  (2) a student is not restrained in the prone position, unless the student's primary care physician authorizes, in writing, the use of this restraint technique; (3) staff members who are involved in the restraint of a student receive training in safe techniques for physical restraint from an entity determined by the board of education to be qualified to provide such training, and that the training is updated at least annually; (4) the parent or guardian of a student is immediately notified when physical restraint is used on that student, which notification may be by telephone or electronic communication. A full written report of the incident of physical restraint shall be provided to the parent or guardian within 48 hours of the occurrence of the incident; (5) each incident in which a physical restraint is used is carefully and continuously visually monitored to ensure that it was used in accordance with established procedures set forth in a board policy developed in conjunction with the entity that trains staff in safe techniques for physical restraint, in order to protect the safety of the child and others; and (6) each incident in which physical restraint is used is documented in writing in sufficient detail to enable the staff to use this information to develop or improve the behavior intervention plan at the next individualized education plan meeting. b. A school district, an educational services commission, and an approved private school for students with disabilities shall attempt to minimize the use of physical restraints through inclusion of positive behavior supports in the student's behavior intervention plans developed by the individualized education plan team. L.2017, c.291, s.2.