New Jersey Statutes 18A:46-18.3. Notice to parents, guardians
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 18A:46-18.3
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Education. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
- District: means a school district. See New Jersey Statutes 18A:1-1
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
b. Written notice given pursuant to this section shall describe in detail the parent’s or guardian’s opportunity to consent to having the child’s name or other relevant information forwarded in a report to the Commissioner of Human Services, the Commissioner of Children and Families, or the Commissioner of Corrections, as appropriate, for the purposes of determining whether the child will likely need services after the age of 21 and, if so, recommending possible adult educational services. For the purposes of this subsection, “relevant information” means that information in the possession of and used by the multidisciplinary treatment team to ascertain the physical, mental, emotional, and cultural-educational factors which contribute to the child’s disability, including but not limited to: (1) results of physical and psychological examinations performed by private and school district physicians and psychologists; (2) relevant information presented by the parent or legal guardian and teacher; (3) school data which bear on the child’s progress, including the child’s most recent individualized educational program; (4) results of the most recent examinations and evaluations performed; and (5) results of other suitable evaluations and examinations possessed by the team. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require a multidisciplinary treatment team to perform any examination or evaluation not otherwise required by law.
c. Upon the written consent of the parent or legal guardian, the multidisciplinary treatment team shall forward the child’s name and other relevant information in a report to the Commissioner of Human Services, the Commissioner of Children and Families, or the Commissioner of Corrections, as appropriate, for the development of a recommendation for adult educational services. A copy of the report shall also be submitted to the Commissioner of Education at the same time that the report is submitted to the Commissioner of Human Services, the Commissioner of Children and Families, or the Commissioner of Corrections, as applicable.
L.1986, c.32, s.2; amended 2006, c.47, s.97; 2017, c.131, s.50.