Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposed nine-month fiscal year 2021 budget would eliminate the School Based Youth Services program if not amended by the New Jersey Legislature.

The program, which serves between 25,000 and 30,000 students in 90 schools across the state, is set to be terminated on Oct. 1. It began operating as a grant-funded program, managed statewide by the state Department of Children and Families Office of School Linked Services, in 1987.