New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 10 - COORDINATED TRANSPORTATION SERVICES › Section 6A:27-10.1 - General requirements

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) For the
				purposes of this subchapter, a resident district board of education,
				educational services commission, jointure commission, county special services
				school district, or any other entity governed by a district board of education
				providing coordinated transportation services and identified by the
				Commissioner for this purpose shall be known as a coordinated transportation
				services agency (CTSA).
(b)
				Representatives of the participating resident district boards of education and
				the CTSA shall meet at least annually to establish the provisions of the
				contractual agreement between the parties.
(c) Resident district boards of education
				shall utilize a CTSA to transport students going to a special education or
				vocational school located outside of the resident school district, and
				nonpublic school students whose parents received aid in lieu of transportation
				in the prior school year or for whom the resident school district cannot
				provide transportation in the ensuing school year. District boards of education
				may also utilize the CTSA for any other transportation needs.
(d) Transportation for a special education or
				vocational school student newly assigned to a school located outside of the
				resident school district, or a newly registered nonpublic school student for
				whom no route currently exists, shall be assigned to a CTSA. If the CTSA is
				unable to coordinate transportation for the student with students from other
				school districts, the resident district board of education may choose to
				provide the transportation or pay aid in lieu of transportation in the case of
				nonpublic school students.
(e) The
				executive county superintendent shall assist district boards of education and
				the nonpublic schools administrators in coordinating the calendars and
				schedules of the public and nonpublic schools to facilitate the coordination of
				services.
(f) Resident district
				boards of education shall adopt by resolution an agreement with the CTSA for
				transportation services. The CTSA shall submit to the executive county
				superintendent a copy of the district board of education resolution to
				participate in the coordinated services, the contractual agreement, and a copy
				of the district board of education minutes from both parties. The agreement
				shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
1. The time period to be covered by the
				agreement;
2. A description of the
				services to be provided;
3. A list
				of the responsibilities of each party to the agreement;
4. A formula for establishing the cost of
				service to each participating district board of education, including a
				provision for adjusting the final cost based upon actual
				expenditures;
5. Administrative
				fees to be charged, if applicable;
6. A payment time schedule;
7. Provisions for revision of the
				services;
8. The signatures of both
				parties to the agreement; and
9. A
				provision for the executive county superintendent's acknowledgement of the
				agreement between the parties.