From the Capitol: NJ State Budget Provides Increases in Special Education Aid
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed a bipartisan budget bill, following a 4-day government shut down that brought public services to a standstill. The $34.7 billion spending plan adds $150 million for schools and shifts $31 million from ‘overfunded’...From the Capitol: New Jersey Required to Post Special Education Legal Decisions
In early July, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed into law a measure that will require the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) to maintain an electronic database of legal decisions concerning special education in New Jersey. Under the new law, NJDOE must...From the Capitol: New Jersey to Establish Office of Special Education Ombudsman
Governor Chris Christie has signed a bipartisan measure designed to help protect the rights of students with disabilities. A new Office of the Special Education Ombudsman in the Department of Education will function as a resource to provide confidential information...From the Capitol: Governor Signs Law Requiring Unified Sports For Students with Disabilities
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has signed into law a bipartisan measure (S-2079) designed to ensure that students with disabilities are able to participate in athletics, and are provided with reasonable accommodations or modifications, based on their individual...From the Capitols: Students Who Move Out of a School District due to Hardship May Remain in Same School
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has signed a new law that would allow a child who has moved out of a school district as the consequence of a family crisis to remain enrolled in his or her current school until the end of the school year. The measure allows any child...From the Capitols: Dyslexia Screening Now Required in New Jersey
Governor Christie has signed a package of bills that will benefit students with reading difficulties. Under the new requirements, young children who are showing signs of reading problems will have to be screened for dyslexia within the first few months of second...From the Capitol: New Jersey State Budget Modifies Special Education Funding
Governor Christie has approved the state budget for New Jersey for the 2014 fiscal year, which began on July 1. The budget includes two changes that affect special education funding. First, the amount of categorical aid for special education that districts will...From the Capitol: Package of Bills Address Dyslexia
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has signed two bills addressing reading disabilities: one that will make it easier to identify students with dyslexia, and another intended to improve the training teachers get. Dyslexia is a brain-based learning disability that is...From the Capitols: Special Education Task Force Bill Signed By Governor Christie
Bipartisan legislation to establish a task force to improve the funding, delivery, and effectiveness of special education programs and services in New Jersey was signed into law earlier this spring by Governor Christie. The legislation was introduced in response to an...NJCommonGround.org, and the Common Ground E-newsletter are projects of the NJ Council on Developmental Disabilities
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