Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many students with special needs were unable to access the services and support they required during this past year. This could have an especially devastating effect on 20-year-old students on the cusp of aging out of state-sponsored special education programs.
The Bill
Requires boards of education to provide special education and related services to certain students exceeding age of eligibility for special education and related services.
If enacted, this bill will provide an additional year of special education services to students turning 21, who under normal circumstances would be denied continued access to them.
Take Action
This bill has already passed the New Jersey state senate and assembly and is now sitting on Governor Phil Murphy’s desk awaiting his signature. If you would like to support this important legislation, we urge you to contact Governor Murphy via his website, his Twitter account, or his Facebook page.