N.J.S.A. 18A:46-19.8 — Estimated cost of services; inclusion in budget; State aid.

18A:46-19.8 Estimated cost of services; inclusion in budget; State aid. 14. a. On November 5 of each year, each board of education shall report the number of nonpublic school children who attended a nonpublic school located within the district who were identified as eligible to receive examination, classification, and speech correction services pursuant to P.L.1977, c.193 (C.18A:46-19.1 et al.) during the previous school year. The commissioner may require any additional data collection as may be necessary to ensure that the maximum per service aid amounts established pursuant to subsection c. of this section are reflective of the number of students eligible for each applicable service provided pursuant to P.L.1977, c.193 (C.18A:46-19.1 et al.). b. For the purposes of any report or other data provided pursuant to subsection a. of this section, a board of education shall include a pupil enrolled in a nonpublic school located within the district who does not reside in the State in the number of pupils requiring an initial evaluation or reevaluation for examination and classification or requiring an annual review for examination and classification. Notwithstanding the provisions of N.J.S.18A:46-6, N.J.S.18A:46-8, or any other section of law to the contrary, a school district may seek reimbursement from the State pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1977, c.193 (C.18A:46-19.1 et al.) for the initial evaluation or reevaluation for examination and classification or annual review for examination and classification of a nonpublic school pupil who is not a resident of the State. c. (1) The allocation of State aid to local school districts to provide services pursuant to P.L.1977, c.193 (C.18A:46-19.1 et al.) shall be determined by the commissioner in a manner consistent with the provisions of this subsection, and the aid shall be distributed to school districts pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2025, c.252 (C.18A:46-19.8a). In allocating State aid, the commissioner shall establish maximum per service aid amounts for an initial evaluation or reevaluation for examination and classification, an annual review for examination and classification, speech correction, and supplementary instruction services. The maximum per service aid amounts shall be determined by dividing the amount annually appropriated to provide services pursuant to P.L.1977, c.193 (C.18A:46-19.1 et al.) by the average number of documented services delivered in the prior three school years. In the second full school year following the date of enactment of P.L.2025, c.252 (C.18A:46-19.8a et al.) and every third school year thereafter, the commissioner shall cause a survey to be conducted, which shall collect from service providers information as the commissioner deems necessary to calculate the average and range of costs incurred to provide services pursuant to P.L.1977, c.193 (C.18A:46-19.1 et al.). The commissioner shall report the findings of the survey to the Governor, and to the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), and shall use the report to inform recommendations on the annual appropriation to provide services pursuant to P.L.1977, c.193 (C.18A:46-19.1 et al.). (2) In distributing State aid to provide services pursuant to P.L.1977, c.193 (C.18A:46-19.1 et al.), the commissioner shall also ensure that, to the greatest extent possible, the amounts annually appropriated are fully exhausted by the end of the school year for which the maximum amounts are established and that the amounts appropriated are equitably distributed among school districts applying for reimbursement pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2025, c.252 (C.18A:46-19.8a). To the extent permitted by federal law, the commissioner may establish limits on the duration and frequency of speech correction services and supplementary instruction services provided pursuant to P.L.1977, c.193 (C.18A:46-19.1 et al.) in order to ensure that the greatest number of eligible students are provided the services throughout the school year and that, to the greatest extent possible, the amount annually appropriated for the services is available to reimburse school districts during the entirety of the school year. The maximum per service aid amounts, and any limits established by the commissioner on the duration and frequency of speech correction services and supplementary instruction services, shall be disseminated by the commissioner to school districts and nonpublic schools no later than July 15 of the school year. d. A school district seeking State aid for services provided pursuant to P.L.1977, c.193 (C.18A:46-19.1 et al.) shall apply for reimbursement of the costs to provide the services in accordance with the process established by the commissioner in section 4 of P.L.2025, c.252 (C.18A:46-19.8a). L.1977, c.193, s.14; amended 1984, c.120, s.2; 1991, c.128, s.5; 1996, c.138, s.75; 2010, c.71; 2025, c.252, s.3.

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