Establishes requirements for determining specific learning disabilities under federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

New Jersey S3916 establishes criteria for determining whether a student has a specific learning disability under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The bill allows the use of a process based on the student’s response to scientific, research-based intervention and other alternative research-based procedures. It prohibits the use of a severe discrepancy between intellectual ability and achievement for determining such disabilities, effective in the fourth full school year following enactment.

Establishes requirements for determining specific learning disabilities under federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

New Jersey S3916 establishes criteria for determining whether a student has a specific learning disability under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The bill allows the use of a process based on the student’s response to scientific, research-based intervention and other alternative research-based procedures. It prohibits the use of a severe discrepancy between intellectual ability and achievement for determining such disabilities, effective in the fourth full school year following enactment.