Expands membership and responsibilities of State Council of Developmental Disabilities.

This bill increases the State Council of Developmental Disabilities membership from seven to eight State agency representatives, specifically adding the Commissioner of Children and Families and the Ombudsman for Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities. It expands the council's responsibilities to assist the Children's System of Care in identifying service gaps for children and youth under 21 with disabilities, and to help implement the New Jersey Autism State Plan Amendment. The council must now contract with community-based agencies to analyze service gaps and prepare recommendations, while seeking input from families, advocacy groups, and service providers. The annual report will now be submitted to three state departments (Children and Families, Health, and Human Services) instead of one, including specific recommendations on addressing service gaps for children with disabilities.