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NJ A2747

NJ A2747
Requires DCF to expand services provided by NJ Statewide Student Support Services program to include eating disorder services.

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Introduced
01/13/2026
In Committee
01/13/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
01/13/2026
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
01/13/2026

Introduced Session

2026-2027 Regular Session

Bill Summary

This bill authorizes the Department of Children and Families (DCF) to expand the services provided by the NJ Statewide Student Support Services program to include eating disorder awareness, prevention, and counseling services. Under the provisions of the bill, the DCF would be authorized to require a regional hub contracted with the DCF to administer the NJ Statewide Student Support Services program in the hub's vicinage, when conducting a community-based needs assessment of the available services relating to the treatment and prevention of eating disorders to review and assess the information and services relating to such treatment and prevention. The assessment, which will be conducted in consultation with the hub's Advisory Group, is to evaluate the needs of a community for services relating to the treatment and prevention of eating disorders and to determine whether the students in the community, grades K through 12, are receiving such services. Based on the results of the assessment, the regional hub is to develop and adopt policies and procedures, as outlined in the bill, to provide students in grades K-12 with eating disorder awareness, prevention, and counseling services, as appropriate, according to the tiered services administered by the hub. As defined in the bill: a "regional hub" means one of the 15 hubs operated by service providers contracted with the DCF to organize and administer social, emotional, youth mental health, and prevention services provided through the NJ Statewide Student Support Services program to students in grades K-12 and their families, and "tiered services" means targeted services offered through the three-tiered system used by the program to provide social, emotional, youth mental health, and prevention services, and referrals to community-based supports and services to students in grades K-12 and their families.

AI Summary

This bill authorizes the Department of Children and Families (DCF) to expand the services offered by the NJ Statewide Student Support Services program to include awareness, prevention, and counseling for eating disorders among students in kindergarten through 12th grade. The DCF will require contracted regional hubs, which are one of 15 centers that organize and administer social, emotional, youth mental health, and prevention services to students and their families, to conduct community needs assessments. These assessments, done in consultation with the hub's Advisory Group, will evaluate the availability of eating disorder treatment and prevention services and determine if students are receiving them. Based on these findings, the regional hubs must develop and implement policies and procedures to provide appropriate eating disorder services, including awareness, prevention, and counseling, following the program's existing tiered services model, which offers universal support, targeted interventions, and brief clinical support with referrals for ongoing needs.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (3)

Last Action

Withdrawn Because Approved P.L.2025, c.366. (on 01/13/2026)
(2 Companion Bills)

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Document Type Source Location
State Bill Page https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A2747
BillText https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2026/A3000/2747_I1.HTM
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