Early Intervention in New Jersey Summary Chronolgy of Events

1997-	IDEA Reauthorization, Including Part C
1998-	Early Intervention System Stakeholder Task Force: A. 29 participants worked 4-12/98 B. Recommendations- 12/31/98
2/99 -	Second Edition of Family Rights in New Jersey EI System- A Notice of Infant/Toddler and Family Rights Under Part C of IDEA
2000 -	New Jersey fails Federal OSEP Monitoring, including Part C
6/18/01 -	Interim Financial Participation Guidelines revised
6/25/01 -	Financial Eligibility Guidelines for EI published
6/29/01 -	EI data collection shifts to focus on service encounter information
7/01/01 -	EI Form letters developed for family eligibility
7/13/01 -	"Interim process reviewed with Federal Project Officer for Part C who endorsed a plan to pilot the guidelines while obtaining public comment. This information is being prepared for public comment in the near future." (Harrison to DiFerdinando, Deputy Comm, NJ DHSS)
9/01 -	Initial Uniform Application Act became effective
3/27/02 -	Gantwerk to schools, clinics memo RE: Initial Uniform Application
6/24/02 -	Senate #1693 introduced. Requires health benefits coverage for certain therapies/applied behavioral analysis for the treatment of autism. (Compare with 1998 Task Force Recommendations; OSEP findings.)