New Jersey § 30:6d-62

§ 30:6d-62.

The Commissioner of Human Services shall establish the Asperger's Syndrome Pilot Initiative

in the Department of Human Services. a. The purpose of the initiative shall be to provide vocational, educational and social

training services to persons with Asperger's Syndrome, through community-based service

sites, which offer these individuals appropriate support, guidance and education to

enable them to: further their education, achieve gainful employment, develop meaningful

friendships, and become broadly competent adults who are able to lead fulfilling lives. b. The commissioner shall contract with one or more entities to make services available

Statewide under the initiative. c. The initiative shall provide services, through an individualized approach to instruction

and support for persons with Asperger's Syndrome, which address a comprehensive range

of support needs for these individuals, including, at a minimum: social skills training;

social supports, including supported employment; housing supports; and psychiatric

and psychological services for the treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and

other neurological disorders. d. The commissioner shall report to the Governor, and to the Legislature pursuant

to section 2 of P.L.1991, c. 164 ( C.52:14-19.1 ), on the initiative no later than two years after the date that it commences operations,

and shall include in that report a detailed summary of its activities, an assessment

of its cost-effectiveness, and any recommendations that the commissioner desires to

make for the extension, expansion, modification or termination of the initiative.