ASSEMBLY, No. 3340
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
221st LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2024 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman LOUIS D. GREENWALD
District 6 (Burlington and Camden)
Assemblyman STERLEY S. STANLEY
District 18 (Middlesex)
SYNOPSIS
Clarifies which health care professional may provide documentation to school district of need for home instruction due to student’s health condition.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Assembly Education Committee on March 4, 2024, with amendments.
An Act concerning the provision of home instruction by school districts and supplementing chapter 40 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. A parent or guardian requesting home instruction due to a student’s temporary or chronic health condition or need for treatment that precludes participation in the student’s usual education setting, whether general education or special education, shall submit to the board of education a request that includes a written determination from the student’s physician 1, physician assistant,1 or advanced practice nurse documenting the projected need for confinement at the student’s residence or other treatment setting for more than 10 consecutive school days or 1[20] 151 cumulative school days during the school year.
b. The provisions of this section shall be in addition to any other requirement for the receipt of home instruction established pursuant to State Board of Education regulations.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.