Requires DCPP to consult with Division of Developmental Disabilities following finding of child abuse or neglect to create services plan for person with developmental disability under certain circumstances.
This bill requires New Jersey's Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCPP) to consult with the Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) when a court finds an individual with a developmental disability abused or neglected a child. It mandates DCPP to work with DDD to create a tailored services plan for that individual, considering their specific disability. The key mechanism ensures therapeutic services (like counseling or support programs) are designed around the person's disability needs, rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach. This directly affects individuals with developmental disabilities who are found to have abused or neglected a child and are eligible for DDD services.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Oct 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
General Assembly Passage
Dec 2024
Signed into Law
Jan 2025
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Signed Jan 30, 2025
Floor votes · Senate May 20, 2024 · General Assembly Dec 19, 2024
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
May 20, 2024
D
Democratic25
88% Yea
R
Republican15
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Jan 30, 2025
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2025, c.4.
executive
Dec 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (73-0-0)
lower
Oct 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
lower
May 20, 2024
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
lower
May 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (37-0)
upper
Mar 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
upper
5 primary · 13 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joe Vitale
DDemocratic
P
Reginald Atkins
DDemocratic
P
Renee Burgess
DDemocratic
P
Sterley Stanley
DDemocratic
P
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
DDemocratic
Co
Angela McKnight
DDemocratic
Co
Benjie Wimberly
DDemocratic
Co
Erik Simonsen
RRepublican
Co
Garnet Hall
DDemocratic
Co
Gerry Scharfenberger
RRepublican
Co
Gordon Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
Holly Schepisi
RRepublican
Co
Luanne Peterpaul
DDemocratic
Co
Margie Donlon
DDemocratic
Co
Mitchelle Drulis
DDemocratic
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