Title 18A, Title 18A: EDUCATION

18A:39-20 Compliance required for assigning bus driver; violations; fine. 18A:39-20. No board of education or contractor shall approve or assign an individual, as a driver or substitute driver of a school bus, without first complying with the provisions of this chapter, and any p…

18A:39-20.1 Transportation of students in certain vehicles. 1. a. Notwithstanding any statute or regulation to the contrary, any board of education, governing body of a nonpublic school, or State agency may authorize qualified school personnel, State employees, or parents to tran…

18A:39-21. Rules governing pupil transportation by state board The state board shall make rules governing the transportation of pupils to and from school to carry out the provisions of this chapter. L.1967, c.271.

18A:39-22 Use of school buses for recreation, other programs. 1. The board of education of any district may, pursuant to rules adopted by it, permit the use of school buses owned or leased by the school district for the purpose of transporting senior citizens' groups to and from …

18A:39-22.1 Use of school buses for transporting adults with disabilities, certain circumstances. 1. The board of education of a school district may, pursuant to rules adopted by it, permit the use of school buses owned, leased, or contracted by the school district for the purpos…

18A:39-23. No fee registration continued The use of school buses as herein provided shall not be construed as use for hire and shall in no way affect the no fee registration of such vehicles as provided in R.S.39:3-27. L.1977,c.5,s.2; amended 1979, c.403, s.3; 1989,c.136,s.3.

18A:39-24. Rules and regulations The State Board of Education shall develop rules and regulations governing the use of school buses pursuant to section 1 of this act. L.1977, c. 5, s. 3.

18A:39-25. Board of public utility commissioners; regulation or jurisdiction of school buses used under this act Notwithstanding the provisions of any law, rule or regulation of this State to the contrary, the use of school buses or the recovery of costs as herein authorized, sha…

18A:39-26. Short title 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "School Bus Safety Act." L.2003,c.19,s.1.

18A:39-27. Bus driver required to be on bus when pupil present, exceptions 2. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, rule or regulation to the contrary, no school pupil shall be allowed on board a school bus unless the bus driver or other employee of the school board…

18A:39-28 Inspection of school bus for pupils by driver at end of transportation route. 1. A school bus driver shall visually inspect the school bus to which he is assigned at the end of the transportation route to determine that no pupil has been left on the bus. For the purpose…

18A:39-29 Violation, suspension, revocation of school bus endorsement. 2. In the event that, after notice and opportunity to be heard, a school bus driver is found to have left a pupil on the school bus at the end of his route, his school bus endorsement shall be: a. suspended fo…

18A:39-3 Pupil transportation contracts. 18A:39-3. a. No contract for the transportation of pupils to and from school shall be made, when the amount to be paid during the school year for such transportation shall exceed $7,500.00 or the amount determined pursuant to subsection b.…

18A:39-3.1 Consultation for transportation of nonpublic school pupils. 3. A board of education shall consult with the appropriate nonpublic school administrators seeking such consultation prior to preparing bus routes for the transportation of nonpublic school pupils for the scho…

18A:39-3.2 Rules, regulations. 4. The State Board of Education shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this act. L.2001,c.65,s.4.

18A:39-30 Permanent revocation for gross negligence. 3. In the event that a pupil, who was left on a bus by a school bus driver at the end of the route, is harmed as a result of foreseeable danger and the driver is found , after notice and opportunity to be heard, to have acted w…

18A:39-31 Contract for sale of advertising space on school buses, use of revenue. 1. a. The board of education of any school district may enter into a contract for the sale of advertising space on the exterior sides of school buses owned or leased by the school district, subject …

18A:39-32 Report to Governor, Legislature. 2. The commissioner shall evaluate the impact of school bus advertising and report on the evaluation to the Governor, and to the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), no later than one year following the ef…

18A:39-33 Rules, regulations. 4. In accordance with the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), the State Board of Education shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act including, but not limited to, the pe…

18A:39-34 Office of School Bus Safety established. 1. a. There is established in the Department of Education the Office of School Bus Safety. The purpose of the office is to oversee the school busing industry and to coordinate enforcement and accountability among the department, …

18A:39-35 Office duties. 2. a. The duties of the Office of School Bus Safety shall include, but need not be limited to, the following: (1) reviewing a school bus driver's information collected by the Commissioner of Education pursuant to section 6 of P.L.1989, c.104 (C.18A:39-19.…

18A:39-36 Report to Governor, Legislature. 3. The Department of Education shall submit an initial report to the Governor and to the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), which includes a summary of the services provided, and enforcement actions take…

18A:39-4. Form of bid; deposit; forfeiture or return of deposit Each transportation bid shall be accompanied by information required on a standard form of questionnaire approved by the state board and by a cashier's or certified check for 5% of the annual amount of the contract, …

18A:39-5. Opening of bids; rejection, etc. At the time and place fixed in such advertisement for the submission of proposals the board of education, or any committee thereof authorized so to do, or any officer or employee of such board designated therefor, shall receive such prop…

18A:39-6. Liability insurance, etc., to be furnished Liability insurance covering the operation of every bus transporting pupils to and from schools and the drivers thereof or other appropriate similar coverage shall be furnished by each contractor or, in the case of any bus owne…

18A:39-6.1. Liability insurance; rates In every contract for the transportation of pupils to and from school entered into by a board of education, the costs of furnishing the liability insurance coverage required under N.J.S. 18A:39-6 shall be based on the insurance rate applicab…

18A:40-1. Employment of medical inspectors, optometrists and nurses; salaries; terms; rules Every board of education shall employ one or more physicians, licensed to practice medicine and surgery within the state, to be known as the medical inspector or medical inspectors, and an…

18A:40-1.1 School physician to complete Student-Athlete Cardiac Screening professional development module. 4. A contract between a school district and a school physician appointed pursuant to N.J.S.18A:40-1 shall include a statement of assurance that the school physician has comp…

18A:40-1.2 Regulations. 6. The State Board of Education shall promulgate regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), necessary to effectuate the provisions of this act. L.2013, c.71, s.6.

18A:40-10. Exclusion of teachers and pupils exposed to disease No teacher or pupil who is a member of a household in which a person is ill with smallpox, diphtheria, scarlet fever, whooping cough, yellow fever, typhus fever, cholera, measles, or such other contagious or infectiou…

18A:40-11. Exclusion of pupils having communicable tuberculosis Any pupil found to have communicable tuberculosis shall be excluded from school and a report of each such case shall be filed by the school medical inspector with the health officer of the municipality in which the p…

18A:40-11.1 Request for home instruction. 1. a. A parent or guardian requesting home instruction due to a student’s temporary or chronic health condition or need for treatment that precludes participation in the student’s usual education setting, whether general education or spec…

18A:40-12. Closing schools during epidemic Whenever the board of health of any municipality shall declare any epidemic or cause of ill health to be so injurious or hazardous as to make it necessary to close any or all of the public schools in the municipality, the board shall imm…

18A:40-12.1. Protective eye devices required for teachers, pupils and visitors in certain cases The board of education of every school district shall require each pupil and teacher in the public schools of the district to wear industrial quality eye protective devices while atten…

18A:40-12.10 Reimbursement to school. 5. A public or nonpublic school shall apply to the Department of Education for reimbursement of the costs incurred in implementing the provisions of this act. The department is authorized to accept contributions of funds to reimburse public a…

18A:40-12.11 Findings, declarations relative to the care of students with diabetes. 1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Diabetes is a serious chronic disease that impairs the body's ability to use food, and must be managed 24 hours a day in order to avoid the potential…

18A:40-12.12 Definitions relative to the care of students with diabetes. 2. As used in this act: "Individualized emergency health care plan" means a document developed by the school nurse, in consultation with the parent or guardian of a student with diabetes and other appropriat…

18A:40-12.13 Development of health care plans for students with diabetes. 3. a. The parent or guardian of a student with diabetes who seeks diabetes care while at school shall inform the school nurse who shall develop an individualized health care plan and an individualized emerg…

18A:40-12.14 Authorized employees for administration of glucagon. 4. a. The school nurse shall have the primary responsibility for the emergency administration of glucagon to a student with diabetes who is experiencing severe hypoglycemia. The school nurse shall designate, in con…

18A:40-12.15 Management, care of diabetes by student permitted; authorization. 5. Upon the written request of the parent or guardian and as provided in a student's individualized health care plan, a school district shall allow the student to attend to the management and care of t…

18A:40-12.16 Notification to school bus driver. 6. A school district shall, for each pupil with diabetes whom a school bus driver transports, provide the driver with a notice of the pupil's condition, how to treat hypoglycemia, who to contact in an emergency, and parent contact i…

18A:40-12.17 Posting of reference sheet. 7. Designated areas of the school building shall have posted, in plain view, a reference sheet identifying signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia in students with diabetes. L.2009, c.131, s.7.

18A:40-12.18 Release for sharing of certain medical information. 8. The school nurse shall obtain a release from the parent or guardian of a diabetic student to authorize the sharing of medical information between the student's physician or advanced practice nurse and other healt…

18A:40-12.19 Immunity from liability. 9. No school employee, including a school nurse, a school bus driver, a school bus aide, or any other officer or agent of a board of education, shall be held liable for any good faith act or omission consistent with the provisions of this act…

18A:40-12.2. Rules prescribing kinds, types and quality of devices The commissioner, by rule or regulation, shall prescribe the kinds, types and quality of such protective devices and in so doing, the commissioner shall be guided by the standards promulgated by the American Stand…

18A:40-12.20 Possession of syringes authorized. 10. The possession and use of syringes consistent with the purposes of this act shall not be considered a violation of applicable statutory or regulatory provisions that may otherwise restrict or prohibit such possession and use. L.…