A 874 New Jersey General Assembly · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Requires parental notification when seclusion technique is utilized on student with disabilities; requires DOE to collect data on students with disabilities regarding exclusion from school pending psychiatric clearance and utilization of restraints and seclusion.

This bill requires schools to immediately notify parents or guardians by phone or electronic message when seclusion is used on a student with disabilities, with a full written report provided within 48 hours. It also mandates the New Jersey Department of Education to annually collect and publish data on restraint/seclusion use, including the number of students excluded from school pending psychiatric clearance. The collected data must be published online with privacy protections and broken down by student race, gender, age, and county. These provisions directly affect public/private schools, students with disabilities, and their families.
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Jan 2026
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Jan 13, 2026
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Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
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Gerry Scharfenberger
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