STATE OF NEW JERSEY
218th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2018 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman ANNETTE QUIJANO
District 20 (Union)
Assemblyman TIM EUSTACE
District 38 (Bergen and Passaic)
Assemblyman DANIEL R. BENSON
District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)
SYNOPSIS
Authorizes use of electric school buses.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act concerning school buses and supplementing Title 39 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. A school bus that uses electric power, instead of or in combination with a conventional fuel, may be operated.
b. The maximum overall width of an electric school bus shall not exceed 102 inches, excluding accessories.
c. As used in this section:
"Conventional fuel" means gasoline or diesel fuel.
"Electric school bus" means a school bus, as defined in R.S.39:1-1, charged and powered solely by electricity.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill authorizes the use of electric school buses, with a maximum width of 102 inches, excluding accessories. Current regulations restrict the width of all school buses to 96 inches, excluding accessories. The increased permissible width set forth in the bill would apply to electric school buses exclusively, and not those powered by conventional fuel or a combination of power sources.