New Jersey Administrative Code|Section 6A:16-8.1 - Establishment of intervention and referral services

                                                
 § 6A:16-8.1. Establishment of intervention and referral services 
 
(a) District boards of education shall establish and implement in each school building in which general education students are served a coordinated system for planning and delivering intervention and referral services designed to assist students who are experiencing learning, behavior, or health difficulties, and to assist staff who have difficulties in addressing students' learning, behavior, or health needs. District boards of education shall choose the appropriate multidisciplinary team approach for planning and delivering the services required under this subchapter. 
 
1. The intervention and referral services shall be provided to aid students in the general education program; and
 
2. The intervention and referral services may be provided for students who have been determined to need special education programs and services. 
 
i. The intervention and referral services provided for students determined to need special education programs and services shall be coordinated with the student's individualized education program team, as appropriate.
 
3. Child study team members and, to the extent appropriate, specialists in the area of disability may participate on intervention and referral services teams, pursuant to 6A:14-3.1(d)6.
 (Amended by R.2005 d.297, effective September 6, 2005. 
 See: 37 N.J.R. 1570(a), 37 N.J.R. 3295(b). 
 In (a), inserted "in which general education students are served" following "school building". 
 Amended by R.2006 d.366, effective October 16, 2006. 
 See: 38 N.J.R. 2294(a), 38 N.J.R. 4411(c). 
 In (a), deleted comma following second occurrence of "behavior"; and in (a)2i, substituted "who have been determined to be in need of special education programs and services" for "with learning disabilities". 
 Amended by R.2014 d.047, effective March 17, 2014. 
 See: 45 N.J.R. 987(a), 46 N.J.R. 505(a). 
 Rewrote the section.)