ASSEMBLY, No. 2986

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

221st LEGISLATURE

 

PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2024 SESSION

 


 

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman  TENNILLE R. MCCOY

District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Requires school district transportation supervisor to conduct monthly school bus condition inspection of contractors' buses and check for valid school bus driver's license.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.

  


An Act concerning pupil transportation and supplementing chapter 39 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.

 

     Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

     1.    Each month in which students receive transportation services, the school transportation supervisor of a school district shall conduct:

     a.     A school bus condition inspection on each school bus assigned to the school district pursuant to a contract with a school bus contractor; and

     b.    A check of the valid driver's license of the school bus driver of that vehicle.

     The inspection and check shall be conducted on school property.

 

     2.    This act shall take effect immediately.

 

 

STATEMENT

 

     This bill requires the school district transportation supervisor to conduct a monthly school bus condition inspection on each school bus used to provide transportation services in the district pursuant to a contract with a school bus contractor.  The bill would also require a monthly check to ensure that the drivers of these school buses possess a valid driver's license.  The inspection and check will be conducted on school property.