Requires DCF to expand services provided by NJ Statewide Student Support Services program to include eating disorder services.
This bill requires New Jersey's Department of Children and Families (DCF) to expand the existing NJ Statewide Student Support Services program to include eating disorder awareness, prevention, and counseling services for students in grades K-12. It directs the 15 regional service hubs contracted with DCF to first assess community needs for these services and then develop policies to provide them through a three-tiered system: universal workshops for all students (Tier 1), targeted group programs (Tier 2), and individual clinical support for those in need (Tier 3). The program would integrate these services into current school-based mental health support structures without creating new entities. The bill applies directly to K-12 students and their families across New Jersey through existing school support networks.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2024
Committee Review
Jan 2026
General Assembly Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Jan 2026
Governor
Introduced Oct 21, 2024
Last action Jan 12, 2026
Floor votes · General Assembly Mar 24, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Jan 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (39-0)
upper
Jan 8, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Jan 6, 2026
Committee
Transferred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
May 12, 2025
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (72-0-4)
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
Oct 21, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Community Development and Women's Affairs Committee
lower
5 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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