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July 2021

Upcoming Voices Advancing the Brain Injury Community Events

8/7/21: Virtual Meeting

9/11/21: Virtual Meeting

10/2/21: Virtual Meeting

11/6/21: Virtual Meeting

12/4/21: Virtual Meeting

Register for our 5K/Walk for Brain Injury Awareness

Join us in Paramus (10/2), West Windsor (10/2), Bradley Beach (10/9) or Mt. Laurel as we celebrate hope, healing and awareness. We need your help to raise funds that are critical to the programs and services BIANJ provides to people affected by brain injury.

The Bradley Beach location is offering a 5K option in addition to walk registration. So, who will you run for?

The New Jersey Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Fund

The NJ TBI Fund provides New Jersey residents who have survived a traumatic brain injury the opportunity to access the brain injury related services and supports they need when insurance, personal resources, and/or public programs are unavailable to meet those needs. Call BIANJ's Helpline for more information: 1-800-669-4323

New Jersey Legislative Disability Caucus Meets to Discuss Housing Issues

Members of the bipartisan New Jersey Legislative Disability Caucus on July 27 joined members of the New Jersey Council on Developmental Disabilities, the Supportive Housing Association of New Jersey, and advocates to discuss housing accessibility for people with disability.

The New Jersey Legislative Disability Caucus is a bipartisan forum within the state legislature for lawmakers and their staff to consider the impact on the disability community when shaping all public policies in New Jersey.

A recording of the the Caucus' housing roundtable can be accessed by clicking here. Upon clicking, use the following passcode to log in: A3^bsG5n

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Law Providing Property Tax Relief for Veterans Signed Into Law

Governor Phil Murphy signed into law a veterans legislative initiative (S-956) introduced by Senator Christopher Connors, Assemblyman Brian Rumpf and Assemblywoman DiAnne Gove which would extend the current disabled veterans' property tax exemption to disabled veteran shareholders and their surviving spouses residing in a cooperative or mutual housing corporation has been signed into law. You may learn more about this initiative by clicking here.

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Thank You

Congressman Sires!

For cosponsoring House of Representatives Resolution No. 407 which expresses support for the designation of September 2021 as "National Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month." The State of New Jersey also recognizes September as Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month.

New Law Will Extend Special Education and Related Services for Certain Students

Governor Phil Murphy signed into law Senate Bill No. 3434 on June 16, 2021. It allows students who turned 21 during the 2020-2021 to continue to receive special education, related services, and transition services through at least the 2021-2022 school year.

These services must be provided to those students during the 2021-2022 school year when the Individualized Education Program Team (IEP) team, including the parent and adult student, determine that the student requires additional or compensatory special education and related services, including transition services. The student will not be eligible to receive services beyond June 30, 2022, unless provided for in the student’s IEP, or as ordered by a hearing offer, complaint investigation, or court of competent jurisdiction. A fact sheet can be accessed by clicking here.

View the Factsheet

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