18A:46-5 - Functions of child study teams - New Jersey Statutes

18A:46-5.  Functions of child study teams
    Each county child study team shall function in consultation with the local boards of education in the county or the local boards of education in the counties served by it in the fields pertaining to:

     a.  identification and diagnosis of children needing special educational services,

     b.  development and approval of public school programs for handicapped pupils,

     c.  supervision and coordination of public school programs for handicapped  pupils,

     d.  reporting and referral of children with handicaps, of such severity as  to indicate the necessity of residential placement, medical or psychological  treatment, or care, to the appropriate agency for such purpose,

     e.  social case work and psychological evaluation,

      f.  remedial instruction,

      g.  cooperative action with other state and county departments and lay professional organizations, and

      h.  additional responsibilities as determined by the commissioner with the  approval of the state board.
 
L.1967, c.271.