STATE OF NEW JERSEY
221st LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2024 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Senator VIN GOPAL
District 11 (Monmouth)
SYNOPSIS
Requires certain information about provision of special education services in group setting be included in individualized education programs.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act concerning special education services and supplementing chapter 46 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. For any student who is enrolled in a public school and receives any special education services in a group setting, the student's individualized education program shall include the number of additional students in the same group and the number of teachers present during the provision of special education services in the group setting.
b. Each school district shall revise a student's individualized education program to include the information required pursuant to subsection a. of this section during the next scheduled review of the student's individualized education program following the date of enactment of this act and at each scheduled individualized education program review thereafter.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill requires school districts to include in a student's individualized education program (IEP) the number of students in the same group and the number of teachers present during the provision of special education services in a group setting. The bill requires school districts to revise a student's IEP to include this information during the next scheduled review of the student's IEP following the bill's date of enactment.