ASSEMBLY, No. 1360

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel

PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 1996 SESSION

By Assemblyman STUHLTRAGER

An Act providing services for certain handicapped students in private schools and amending P.L.1977, c.193.

    Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

    1. Section 6 of P.L.1977, c.193 (C.18A:46-19.4) is amended to read as follows:

    6. Each board of education shall provide for the services of a certified [speech correctionist] speech-language specialist for each child residing in the district, attending a nonpublic school and classified pursuant to N.J.S. [18A:46-9] 18A:46-8 as [having an articulation disorder] communication handicapped [requiring the services of a certified speech correctionist].

(cf: P.L.1977, c.193, s.6)

    2. This act shall take effect immediately.

STATEMENT

    This bill would make services for students classified as communication handicapped in private non-public schools commensurate with the services offered in public schools. Currently, a handicapped student in a private school is only entitled to receive services for speech problems if he is classified as having an articulation disorder. This bill would expand the services provided to this type of student to include other communication disorders such as stuttering, voice and language. This bill also makes a technical correction to the statute which contained an incorrect reference to the handicapped classification statute.

Provides for services for handicapped students classified as communication handicapped in private schools.