Who provides programs to pupils in state facilities?
A. The N. J. Department of Corrections (DOC), Department of Human Services (DHS), Department of Children and Families (DCF) and Department of Law and Public Safety’s Juvenile Justice Commission (JJC) operate educational programs in state facilities in accordance with N.J.S.A. 18A:7B-1, the State Facilities Education Act (SFEA). Each of these agencies provides educational programs for pupils with educational disabilities, as well as those who are not disabled. Educational programs by the state entities are funded through state aid from identified districts based on an Oct. 15 pupils count. In general, DOC serves a population between the ages of 18 and 21, while the JJC serves a population from 12 to 17 years old. The DHS serves the largest proportion of SFEA-eligible pupils with educational disabilities with an age range spanning three to 21 years. Enactment of the Comprehensive Educational Improvement and Financing Act (CEIFA) expanded the SFEA to provide 50 percent of the approved per
