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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 5 - TRANSPORTATION OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES › Section 6A:27-5.1 - Students with disabilities

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(a) Students with
				disabilities who have been determined to be eligible for special education and
				related services pursuant to
				N.J.A.C.
				6A:14-3.5 or 3.6 shall be provided with
				transportation in accordance with
				N.J.S.A.
				18A:39-1et seq., and with their
				individualized education program (IEP).
1. The
				district board of education shall provide transportation as required in the
				IEP. Such services may include, but are not limited to, special transportation
				equipment, transportation aides, and special arrangements for other assistance
				to and from school.
2. When an
				out-of-district placement for educational reasons is made by a resident
				district board of education, transportation shall be provided consistent with
				the school calendar of the receiving school. The receiving school shall submit
				a copy of the school calendar to the resident district board of education by
				May 15 preceding the year in which transportation is required, or at the time
				of placement if it occurs after May 15.
3. When necessary, the student's case manager
				shall provide the transportation coordinator and the bus driver with specific
				information including safety concerns, mode of communication, and health and
				behavioral characteristics of a student for whom transportation services are to
				be provided.
4. Students with
				disabilities below the age of five shall be transported in vehicles equipped
				with safety belts or other child restraint systems.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 5 - TRANSPORTATION OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES › Section 6A:27-5.2 - Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf

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(a) A district
				board of education shall be required to furnish transportation Monday through
				Friday to and from the Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf (Katzenbach
				School) for nonboarding (nonresidential) students in accordance with
				N.J.S.A.
				18A:39-1et seq.
(b) The Katzenbach School shall develop a
				general plan of transportation for residential students that includes the
				following:
1. A determination of regional
				pick-up and drop-off sites and times;
2. Transportation of students between the
				school and the established regional sites; and
3. The assignment of an adult monitor to each
				bus.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 6 - OTHER SPECIAL POPULATIONS › Section 6A:27-6.1 - General provisions

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Students governed by this subchapter shall be provided with
				  transportation in accordance with
				  18A:39-1 et seq.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 6 - OTHER SPECIAL POPULATIONS › Section 6A:27-6.2 - Homeless students

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(a) When a homeless child attends a school in
				a school district other than his or her district of residence, the school
				district in which the child is enrolled shall provide transportation services
				and the district of residence shall pay for any transportation costs incurred
				by the transporting school district.
1. When
				a homeless student is deemed domiciled in a school district pursuant to
				N.J.S.A.
				18A:38-1.d, that school district shall become
				responsible for the cost of that student's transportation.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 6 - OTHER SPECIAL POPULATIONS › Section 6A:27-6.3 - Students residing in group homes

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Transportation for students living in group homes shall be
				  the responsibility of the resident district board of education. The resident
				  district board of education shall be determined in accordance with
				  18A:7B-12.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 6 - OTHER SPECIAL POPULATIONS › Section 6A:27-6.4 - Students residing in resource family homes

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(a)
				Transportation for students placed in a resource family home on or prior to
				September 9, 2010, shall be the responsibility of the resident district board
				of education in which the resource family home is located and shall follow the
				requirements of
				N.J.S.A.
				18A:39-1et seq.
(b) For students removed from the custody of
				their parent or legal guardian and placed in a resource family home or moved
				from placement in one resource family home to another after September 9, 2010:
1. The student's school district of residence
				is the school district in which the student's parent or legal guardian was
				living at the time of the student's placement;
2. When a student is placed in a resource
				family home that is located within the student's school district of residence,
				the school district of residence shall provide transportation services
				beginning on the sixth school day after the school district of residence
				receives the Educational Stability School District Notification generated by
				the New Jersey Department of Children and Families, Division of Child
				Protection and Permanency (DCP&P) pursuant to
				N.J.S.A.
				30:4C-26b. h; and
3. When a student is placed in a resource
				family home that is located outside of the student's school district of
				residence, the school district in which the resource family home is located
				shall arrange for transportation services in consultation with the school
				district of residence beginning on the sixth school day after the school
				district of residence receives the Educational Stability School District
				Notification generated by DCP&P pursuant to
				N.J.S.A.
				30:4C-26b.h. The school district of residence
				shall be responsible for the cost of transportation.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 6 - OTHER SPECIAL POPULATIONS › Section 6A:27-6.5 - Students residing in shared custody homes

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(a)
				Transportation for students living in shared custody homes shall be the
				responsibility of the resident district board of education.
(b) Resident district boards of education
				shall be responsible for transportation of a student living in shared custody
				homes from only one residence within the school district.
(c) The resident district board of education
				shall be determined in the same manner as prescribed by
				6A:22-3.1
				whether the student's parents or legal guardians are domiciled within different
				homes in the same school district or in different school districts.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 7 - VEHICLE USE AND STANDARDS › Section 6A:27-7.1 - General provisions

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(a) Vehicles used to transport students to
				and from school or school-related activities shall meet the vehicle standards,
				registration, and inspection requirements of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle
				Commission (NJMVC). The vehicles shall be systematically inspected twice each
				year and shall display a current vehicle inspection sticker authorizing the
				vehicle for school use.
1. A vehicle that is
				being used as a common carrier on a preset franchised route and schedule, or is
				chartered for school-related activities, is exempt from the requirement to have
				authorization for school use on the vehicle inspection sticker, as long as the
				vehicle displays a current certificate indicating that the vehicle was
				inspected by the NJMVC's Commercial Bus Unit.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 7 - VEHICLE USE AND STANDARDS › Section 6A:27-7.2 - Capacity

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(a) The number of students assigned to a seat
				shall not exceed the gross seating length in inches divided by 15. The maximum
				number of students who may be transported in each vehicle shall be determined
				by this seat measurement. Application of this formula shall not result in the
				use of a school vehicle with a seating capacity in excess of 54.
(b) There shall be no standees.
(c) This section shall not apply to a bus
				that is being used as a common carrier on a preset franchised route and
				schedule or is chartered for school-related activities.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 7 - VEHICLE USE AND STANDARDS › Section 6A:27-7.3 - Retirement of school buses

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School buses shall be retired in accordance with
				  N.J.S.A.
				  39:3B-5.1 and 5.2.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 7 - VEHICLE USE AND STANDARDS › Section 6A:27-7.4 - Small vehicles

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(a) A small vehicle is defined as a vehicle
				that was originally designed by the manufacturer with a seating capacity of 10
				or fewer persons, including the driver, and that is used to transport students
				to and from school or school-related activities.
(b) Small vehicles with a gross vehicle
				weight rating (GVWR) of less than 3,000 pounds shall not be used for the
				transportation of students to and from school or school-related activities. The
				GVWR is the value specified by the manufacturer as the maximum loaded weight of
				the vehicle.
(c) This section's
				provisions shall apply to a small vehicle used for the transportation of public
				school students to and from school and school- related activities and nonpublic
				school students when services are provided by a district board of
				education.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 7 - VEHICLE USE AND STANDARDS › Section 6A:27-7.5 - School buses

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(a) A school bus is defined as a vehicle
				originally designed by the manufacturer with a capacity of 11 or more persons,
				including the driver.
(b) School
				buses shall comply with all New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission regulations for
				the manufacture of school buses.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 7 - VEHICLE USE AND STANDARDS › Section 6A:27-7.6 - Transportation to and from school-related activities

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Private vehicles with a capacity of eight or fewer passengers
				  may be used for the transportation of students to and from school-related
				  activities, in accordance with policies and regulations adopted by the district
				  board of education. The policies and regulations shall clearly stipulate
				  procedures for the safe transportation of students in private vehicles,
				  including provisions for appropriate and adequate insurance coverage of private
				  vehicles and the approval of activities and drivers.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 7 - VEHICLE USE AND STANDARDS › Section 6A:27-7.7 - Parent or legal guardian transporting his or her own child or children

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(a) A parent or legal guardian under a
				negotiated contract with a district board of education to transport only his or
				her own child or children shall not be required to do the following:
1. Possess a commercial driver's
				license;
2. Use a vehicle
				registered as a school bus; or
3.
				Comply with the health examination prescribed for employees of the district
				board of education.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 7 - VEHICLE USE AND STANDARDS › Section 6A:27-7.8 - Use of school buses other than to and from school and school-related activities

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(a) The following words and terms shall have
				the prescribed meanings when used in this section unless the context clearly
				indicates otherwise:
"Contiguous school district" means a school district
				  adjoining and adjacent to another school district and sharing in some part a
				  common boundary within the State. For a regional school district, a contiguous
				  school district shall be an adjoining and adjacent school district that shares
				  in some part a common boundary with the total regional school district.
"Group" means 10 or more persons.
"Senior citizens" means State residents who are 60 years of
				  age or older and their spouses. Spouses of senior citizens may be less than 60
				  years of age.
(b) The
				district board of education may permit the use of school buses, owned or leased
				by the school district, for the purposes in (b)1, 2, and 3 below. Events shall
				include, but not be limited to, civic, social, cultural, educational,
				recreational, nutritional, and health programs and activities.
1. Transporting senior citizens' groups to
				and from events within the school district or in any contiguous school
				district;
2. Transporting disabled
				citizens in any school district; and
3. Transporting children and adults
				participating in a recreation or other program operated by the
				municipality(ies) in which the school district is located or the municipality
				in which any constituent school district of a regional school district is
				located.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 7 - VEHICLE USE AND STANDARDS › Section 6A:27-7.9 - Vehicle records

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School bus owners shall retain all records of inspection and
				  maintenance reports for the life of the vehicle. Such records shall be
				  available for review by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 7 - VEHICLE USE AND STANDARDS › Section 6A:27-7.10 - Contracting for advertisements on school buses

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(a) A district
				board of education may sell advertising space on the exterior of a school bus
				owned or leased by the district board of education in accordance with this
				section and
				N.J.A.C.
				6A:27-7.11 and 7.12.
1. All advertisements shall require the prior
				approval of the district board of education.
2. The Public School Contracts Law,
				N.J.S.A.
				18A:18A-1et seq., shall apply to any contract
				or agreement entered into by a district board of education for the purpose of
				placing advertising on school buses owned or leased by the district board of
				education.
3. The advertiser will
				be considered an independent contractor and shall not be deemed to be an agent,
				servant, employee, or representative of the district board of
				education.
4. In the event the
				advertiser fails to provide service in accordance with the bid specifications
				and contract for advertisements, the advertiser shall be considered in breach
				of contract. Cancellation of the advertisement and/or enforcement of
				advertiser's performance bond may result.
5. The district board of education reserves
				the right, at its absolute discretion and at any time, to reject any
				advertising copy, whether or not the district board of education has previously
				acknowledged and/or advertised the exact or similar copy.
6. No advertising space may be used or
				re-sold by the advertiser for the direct or indirect promotion of any business,
				organization, or enterprise other than the one defined in the original contract
				for advertisement.
7. The
				advertiser will protect, defend, and save harmless the district board of
				education from any suits or actions of every nature and description brought
				against it by reason of the advertisement.
8.Funds generated from the placement of
				advertisements on the outside of school buses owned or leased by a district
				board of education shall be limited to the following uses:
i. Fifty percent of the revenue shall be used
				to offset fuel costs associated with the provision of student transportation
				services; and
ii. Fifty percent of
				the revenue shall be used to support any programs or services deemed
				appropriate by the district board of education.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 7 - VEHICLE USE AND STANDARDS › Section 6A:27-7.11 - Limitations on content of advertisements on school buses

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(a) The
				district board of education shall not accept advertisements to be displayed or
				maintained on school buses owned or leased by the district board of education
				if the advertisement, or information contained in the advertisement:
1. Is false, misleading, deceptive,
				disrespectful, fraudulent, or libelous;
2. Contains material or language that is
				obscene, profane, vulgar, offensive, or reasonably determined not to be in good
				taste;
3. Promotes unlawful or
				illegal goods, services, or activities;
4. Promotes gambling, the sale or use of
				tobacco or tobacco-related products, or the sale or use of alcoholic
				beverages;
5. Promotes the sale or
				use of products designed for use in connection with sexual activity;
6. Depicts or glamorizes violent or
				antisocial behavior, or sexual conduct;
7. Resembles a traffic control
				device;
8. Declares or implies an
				endorsement by the district board of education; or
9. Is political, religious, issues-related,
				controversial in nature, or not age appropriate.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 7 - VEHICLE USE AND STANDARDS › Section 6A:27-7.12 - Reporting requirements for advertisements on school buses

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(a) District
				boards of education that permit advertisements on school buses owned by the
				district board of education shall submit a report to the Commissioner of
				Education no later than June 30 each year. The report shall include the
				following information:
1. The number of
				district-owned school buses upon which advertising has been placed;
2. The length of time the advertisements have
				been on the school buses; and
3.
				The total revenue earned by the district board of education as a result of the
				advertisements.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 7 - VEHICLE USE AND STANDARDS › Section 6A:27-7.13 - School bus sensor system

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(a)
				The following words and terms shall have the following meanings when used in
				this section, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"School bus" means as set forth in
				  N.J.S.A.
				  39:1-1.
"Sensor system" means a system utilizing technology such as,
				  but not limited to, radar, video, sound, or infrared technology that shall be
				  capable of detecting the presence of a person(s) or object(s) as measured by
				  the placement of a 12-inch high by 12-inch diameter cylinder within a minimum
				  area defined as follows:
1. For
				vehicles with a GVWR of 10,000 pounds or less, five feet laterally to each side
				and extending 10 feet frontward from the center of the vehicle's front bumper,
				and five feet laterally to each side and extending 10 feet rearward from the
				center of the vehicle's rear bumper; or
2. For vehicles with a GVWR over 10,000
				pounds, 10 feet laterally to each side and extending 10 feet frontward from the
				center of the vehicle's front bumper, and 10 feet laterally to each side and
				extending 10 feet rearward from the center of the vehicle's rear
				bumper.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 7 - VEHICLE USE AND STANDARDS › Section 6A:27-7.14 - Mobility assistance vehicles

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(a) Any district board of education,
				governing body of a nonpublic school, or State agency may authorize a person
				certified as a mobility assistance vehicle technician to transport a student
				with medical needs in a mobility assistance vehicle to and from school or
				school-related activities, in accordance with
				N.J.S.A.
				18A:39-20.1.
1. "Student with medical needs" means a
				school-aged child who suffers from a life-threatening medical condition and, as
				a result of such condition, requires more individualized and continuous
				care.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 8 - STATE AID › Section 6A:27-8.1 - General provisions

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(a) District boards of education shall be
				entitled to State transportation aid for eligible resident public and nonpublic
				school students in accordance with
				N.J.S.A.
				18A:7F-57.
(b) State aid shall be calculated according
				to the transportation funding formula and administered in the manner determined
				by the Commissioner.
(c) District
				boards of education shall submit all data necessary for the calculation of
				State transportation aid.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 8 - STATE AID › Section 6A:27-8.2 - School transportation efficiency and corrective action plans

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District boards of education shall submit to the Department
				  all data for the calculation of their vehicle utilization rating and shall
				  submit corrective action plans and reports, as necessary, in the manner
				  prescribed by the Commissioner.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 9 - CONTRACTING FOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES › Section 6A:27-9.1 - General provisions

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(a) District boards of education shall
				administer student transportation contracts in accordance with this subchapter.
				District boards of education may assign their transportation contracts to
				another district board of education upon approval of both district boards of
				education.
(b) Any contract drawn
				that fails to meet this subchapter's requirements shall be set aside by the
				district board of education.
(c)
				All contracts require the approval of the executive county superintendent.
1. Notwithstanding the executive county
				superintendent's contract approval, State aid shall be subject to modification
				by the Commissioner for good cause shown.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 9 - CONTRACTING FOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES › Section 6A:27-9.2 - Responsibilities of district boards of education

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(a) Prior
				to the opening of school and in sufficient time to publicly advertise for bids,
				district boards of education shall assess their student transportation needs.
				If the assessment indicates that student transportation services are
				anticipated or in the aggregate will exceed the statutory bid limit, except for
				contracts qualifying for renewal under
				N.J.S.A.
				18A:39-3, all transportation services shall
				be bid in accordance with
				N.J.S.A.
				18A:39-3.
1.
				District boards of education shall assess their school-related activities
				transportation needs. The transportation shall be bid if the assessment
				indicates services are anticipated or in the aggregate will exceed the
				statutory bid limit, except for contracts qualifying for renewal.
2. The resident district board of education
				shall not be required to bid for nonpublic school, charter school, and choice
				program transportation services when the services are provided: utilizing a
				district-owned vehicle or public transportation; through a renewal of an
				existing contract qualifying for renewal under
				N.J.S.A.
				18A:39-3; or through an agreement with
				another district board of education.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 9 - CONTRACTING FOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES › Section 6A:27-9.4 - Responsibilities of the bidder

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(a) Bidders or
				their agents shall not draft specifications or route descriptions to be
				advertised for bid.
(b) The bidder
				shall complete and submit the bid on the bid sheet contained in the
				specifications. Bids shall include a separate cost for adjusting the
				contract.
(c) Bidders shall not
				submit unsolicited alternate bids.
(d) Bids are to be placed in a sealed
				envelope and submitted in the manner specified by the district board of
				education.
(e) Bidders shall submit
				a guarantee payable to the district board of education to ensure that the
				successful bidder will enter into that contract, if awarded, and furnish a
				performance surety bond.
1. The guarantee to
				be submitted shall be a certified check, cashier's check, or bid bond as
				required by the district board of education. No other form of guarantee is
				authorized.
2. The bid bond or
				cashier's or certified check shall be forfeited upon refusal of the successful
				bidder to execute a contract; otherwise, the guarantee shall be returned when
				the contract is executed and a performance bond filed.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 9 - CONTRACTING FOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES › Section 6A:27-9.5 - Bidder's guarantee

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(a) The district board of education may
				require the guarantee to be submitted in the form of a certified check,
				cashier's check, or bid bond. No other form of guarantee is authorized.
1. The bidder guarantee shall include the
				number assigned to the bid for which guarantee is submitted.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 9 - CONTRACTING FOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES › Section 6A:27-9.6 - Performance surety bond

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(a) A surety bond
				for the performance of contracts and contract renewals for transportation to
				and from school equal at least to the amount of one year of the contract shall
				be required by the district board of education. In the case of contracts for
				more than one year, the bond may be for an amount in excess of the
				proportionate annual contract amount as determined by the district board of
				education. The district board of education may require a performance surety
				bond furnished by a corporate surety company recognized by the State Department
				of Banking and Insurance as being authorized to do business in the State or may
				permit a personal surety bond.
1. Contracts
				awarded on a per diem basis shall be bonded in the per annum amount based on
				the actual number of days transportation is required by the school calendar or
				may be in the per annum amount based on 180 days.
2. Contracts for school-related activities
				transportation shall be bonded for an amount to be determined by the district
				board of education.
3. The district
				board of education may require a performance surety bond for quoted contracts
				pursuant to
				N.J.A.C.
				6A:27-9.12.
4. Personal bonds shall be submitted on the
				personal surety bond form prescribed by the Commissioner. The bond shall be
				signed by at least two responsible sureties who are residents of New Jersey,
				neither of whom shall be a member of the district board of education, and shall
				include the multi-contract number(s) or route number(s) guaranteed by the bond.
i. The district board of education may reject
				an individual surety offer, and may request a certification that each
				individual's net worth is sufficient to guaranty the bond.
5. The corporate bond shall be issued in the
				name of the school bus contractor with whom the district board of education
				holds the contract and shall be signed by the contractor and authorized agent
				of the bonding company. The bond shall also include the multi-contract
				number(s) or route number(s) guaranteed by the bond.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 9 - CONTRACTING FOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES › Section 6A:27-9.7 - Bulk and combination bids

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(a) District
				boards of education may receive bulk and combination bids.
1. A bulk bid is a bid that is awarded for a
				lesser price than the sum of the individual bids when all routes advertised in
				the bulk bid are awarded to one bidder.
2. A combination bid is a bid that is
				designed by the district board of education and groups specified routes
				together to be serviced by the contractor utilizing the same vehicle for all
				routes in the group.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 9 - CONTRACTING FOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES › Section 6A:27-9.8 - Receiving and opening bids

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(a) Unless the
				proposals are to be received at a district board of education meeting, a
				committee, an officer, or an employee of the district board of education shall
				be designated to receive the proposals at a time and place designated by the
				district board of education and stated in the bid advertisement. At the time
				and place so designated and advertised, the district board of education or
				board-designated committee, officer, or employee shall receive the proposals
				and proceed to unseal them and publicly announce their contents. No proposals
				shall be opened before the time designated in the advertisement and none shall
				be received thereafter.
(b) The
				district board of education may reject any or all bids.
(c) After bids are opened, a district board
				of education shall not impose new conditions and bidders shall not be allowed
				to change bids or make oral bids. Specifications shall not be modified after
				bids have been received and the contract shall not be awarded to one of the
				bidders upon revised specifications.
(d) Bulletins issued to explain minor details
				of specifications and to make minor changes shall not invalidate the award of a
				contract to the successful bidder when it appears that all such bulletins were
				received by all prospective and actual bidders in advance of the submission of
				bids. The officer of the district board of education responsible for
				distributing specifications to prospective bidders shall keep a list of their
				names and addresses so that bulletins can be issued to them, if necessary. If a
				district board of education finds it has made in good faith a mistake in its
				specifications that cannot be corrected, bids shall be rejected and
				re-advertised.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 9 - CONTRACTING FOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES › Section 6A:27-9.9 - Contracts

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(a) The term of the original contract shall
				not exceed four years.
1. Beginning in the
				second year, a multi-year contract may be increased annually by a maximum of
				seven and one-half percent of the original yearly contract amount in accordance
				with 18A:39-2.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 9 - CONTRACTING FOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES › Section 6A:27-9.10 - Awarding contracts

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(a) Contracts shall be awarded to the lowest
				responsible bidder by formal action of the district board of education during a
				public meeting.
1. The district board of
				education meeting minutes authorizing the award of a contract shall include the
				contractor's name, route numbers, and individual route costs of all bidders who
				submitted bids.
2. A contract that
				is not awarded to the lowest bidder shall be accompanied by a statement by the
				district board of education's attorney justifying the contract
				award.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 9 - CONTRACTING FOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES › Section 6A:27-9.11 - High, collusive, or no bids

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If no bids were received on two occasions, or bids were
				  rejected on two occasions by the district board of education because they were
				  too high, contracts may be awarded pursuant to
				  N.J.S.A.
				  18A:18A-5.c and d.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 9 - CONTRACTING FOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES › Section 6A:27-9.12 - Quoted contracts

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(a) Quotations for unanticipated
				transportation services may be sought after the opening of school. All
				anticipated transportation services shall be bid. The process of soliciting
				quotations shall not be used by the district board of education to
				intentionally split transportation routes into smaller parts to avoid reaching
				the statutory bid threshold for transportation pursuant to
				N.J.S.A.
				18A:39-3.
(b) Quoted contracts may be issued for
				unanticipated transportation services provided the following requirements are
				met:
1. At least three quotations shall be
				sought and documented;
2.
				Quotations shall be solicited on a per diem basis and may include a provision
				to adjust the quotation within the bid threshold;
3. Quoted contracts under the bid threshold
				may be in effect for the balance of the school year;
4. Quoted contracts over the bid threshold
				shall be issued for a period of time that will not cause the contract to exceed
				the bid threshold. The competitive bid process shall be completed within this
				timeframe, and awarded contracts implemented for the balance of the school
				year; and
5. Quoted contracts shall
				not be renewed but shall be included in the aggregate cost of transportation
				services for the ensuing school year.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 9 - CONTRACTING FOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES › Section 6A:27-9.13 - Renewing contracts

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(a) Annual extensions of an existing
				contract, approved by the executive county superintendent, shall be permitted
				provided:
1. The contract was entered into
				through competitive bidding;
2. The
				terms of the contract remain the same;
3. There is no increase in the annual amount
				of the contract to the district board of education, or the increase in the
				contractual base amount as a result of such extension does not result in an
				effective increase that exceeds for the school year the annual rise in the
				Consumer Price Index (CPI) as defined in
				18A:7F-45, regardless of whether
				the route description has changed or an aide has been added or removed. The
				increase may exceed the rise in the CPI when the increase, as provided for in
				the original bid, is directly attributable to the addition of an aide, a route
				change to accommodate a new student rider, or safety concerns. Any such
				extension shall require the approval of the executive county superintendent.
i. The contractual base amount is the sum of
				the actual cost to the district board of education for items included in the
				bid at the end of the term of the contract in the prior year; and
4. The school destination remains
				the same as the original contract.
i.
				Destination is defined as the physical location of the school(s).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 9 - CONTRACTING FOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES › Section 6A:27-9.14 - Addendum to a contract

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(a) An addendum
				shall be required to adjust the cost of an existing contract or contract
				renewal.
1. An addendum to a contract or
				contract renewal for general education students and students with disabilities
				transported to schools within the school district shall be calculated based on
				the increase/decrease mileage adjustment stated in the original bid.
2. An addendum to a contract or contract
				renewal for the transportation of students with disabilities transported
				outside the school district shall be based on the per student, per mileage, or
				per vehicle adjustment stated in the original bid.
3. If the cost of an aide is not part of the
				bid, an addendum to a contract or contract renewal for the purpose of adding an
				aide may be a negotiated cost provided it does not exceed the bid
				threshold.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 9 - CONTRACTING FOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES › Section 6A:27-9.15 - Transferring contracts and contract renewals

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(a)
				Whenever a contractor has entered into, or intends to enter into, an agreement
				to sell or assign to a purchaser all of the contractor's rights and liabilities
				with respect to all of the transportation contracts held by the contractor,
				such assignment requires the approval of the district board(s) of education and
				the executive county superintendent.
(b) When a contractor has entered into, or
				intends to enter into, an agreement to sell or assign to a purchaser all of the
				contractor's rights and liabilities with respect to all of the transportation
				contracts serviced by a specific terminal(s) that will no longer be operated by
				the contractor for student transportation services, such agreement requires the
				approval of the district board(s) of education and the executive county
				superintendent.
(c) The district
				board of education shall complete the student transportation contract agreement
				form prescribed by the Commissioner for each individual contract or
				multi-contract.
(d) The transfer of
				contracts shall impose no additional cost to the district board of
				education.
(e) All terms of the
				original contract shall remain in effect.
(f) The assignment between the district board
				of education and the purchaser shall not become effective until the purchaser
				provides all documents required of the original bidder.
(g) The student transportation contract
				transfer agreement form shall be accompanied by a copy of the certified
				district board of education minutes approving the transfer of the contract and
				all documents required of the original bidder when the district board of
				education submits it to the executive county superintendent for
				approval.
(h) The assignment of
				selected contracts to another person or company shall not be considered a
				transfer, but shall be considered subcontracting. In this case, all the
				provisions of the contract shall remain in effect and shall impose no
				additional cost to the district board of education.
1. No contract shall be subcontracted without
				the approval of the district board of education.
2. When a district board of education allows
				a contract to be subcontracted, the district board of education shall submit to
				the executive county superintendent a certified copy of the minutes approving
				each route to be subcontracted and a certificate of insurance from the
				subcontractor.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 9 - CONTRACTING FOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES › Section 6A:27-9.16 - Joint transportation agreements

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(a) Two or more
				district boards of education may provide jointly for the transportation of
				students to and from any school(s) within or outside the school districts or
				county(ies).
(b) Whenever the
				executive county superintendent determines that transportation of students
				could be more economically accomplished by joint transportation, he or she may
				order the joint transportation, assign the administration to one district board
				of education as the host, and prorate the cost to the joining district board(s)
				of education.
(c) The district
				board of education providing the transportation, either by district-owned or
				contracted vehicle, shall be referred to as the host.
(d) The host district board of education
				shall initiate the joint agreement and shall ensure that transportation
				contracts meet the requirements for approval by the executive county
				superintendent.
(e) The host
				district board of education shall send the joint transportation agreement form
				prescribed by the Commissioner to the host school district's executive county
				superintendent for approval within 60 days of the agreement.
1. A copy of a joint agreement signed by all
				parties and issued between district boards of education in different counties
				shall be sent within 90 days of the agreement to the joiner school district's
				executive county superintendent.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 10 - COORDINATED TRANSPORTATION SERVICES › Section 6A:27-10.2 - Responsibilities of resident district boards of education

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(a)
				Resident district boards of education shall evaluate their methods of
				transporting students attending a special education or vocational school
				located outside of the school district and nonpublic school students whose
				parents or legal guardians receive aid in lieu of transportation to determine
				whether services could be more economically provided through a coordinated
				transportation services agency (CTSA).
1.
				Bidding is not required for the purpose of comparing costs to make this
				determination.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 10 - COORDINATED TRANSPORTATION SERVICES › Section 6A:27-10.3 - Responsibilities of coordinated transportation services agencies

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(a) A coordinated transportation services
				agency (CTSA) shall organize, schedule, and provide transportation services in
				a manner that achieves maximum efficiency for participating school districts.
				Services and method of payment shall be described in an agreement between the
				CTSA and the resident district board of education.
(b) A CTSA may contract for transportation
				services, use vehicles owned or leased by the agency, and/or utilize vehicles
				owned by district boards of education for the provision of coordinated
				services.
(c) The calculation of
				per student costs for transportation services provided by a CTSA shall not
				include administrative expenses above the cost of providing the actual
				transportation service. If the agency costs are equal to or less than the
				maximum per student expenditure permitted for nonpublic school transportation
				pursuant to
				18A:39-1a, excluding
				administrative fees, the agency shall provide transportation for the nonpublic
				school students.
1. The maximum per student
				expenditure permitted for nonpublic school transportation pursuant to
				18A:39-1a shall be determined by
				dividing the actual cost of the route to and from school by the number of
				students assigned to the route. The per student cost calculation does not
				include the administrative cost to administer the nonpublic school
				transportation program.
2. An
				administrative fee is the amount charged to a district board of education by a
				CTSA for costs incurred to administer the transportation program. The
				administrative fee shall not be included in determining the actual cost of the
				route to and from school. Administrative fees are excluded from the calculation
				of the maximum per student expenditure permitted for nonpublic school
				transportation pursuant to
				18A:39-1a.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 10 - COORDINATED TRANSPORTATION SERVICES › Section 6A:27-10.4 - Conditions when coordinated transportation services agencies must bid

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(a) The coordinated transportation services
				agency (CTSA) shall be subject to all laws governing student transportation
				contracts, including bonding requirements. In addition to the standard forms
				required with a bid, a CTSA also shall include:
1. An agency membership form listing each
				member school district and the name of the school district's superintendent;
				and
2. A non-collusion statement
				indicating that personnel within the agency that is bidding did not draft
				specifications or route descriptions.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 11 - SAFETY › Section 6A:27-11.1 - District board of education safety policies

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(a)
				District boards of education shall establish policies and procedures to be
				followed by the school bus driver in the event of an emergency.
(b) District boards of education and school
				bus contractors shall establish policies and practices to ensure that school
				bus drivers comply with all applicable rules of this chapter.
(c) District boards of education shall
				develop a policy to ensure that the school administration conducts ongoing
				random checks of school bus transportation operations. The checks shall
				include, but not be limited to:
1. Verifying
				that drivers possess a valid CDL with proper endorsements to operate the
				type(s) and class(es) of vehicle(s) used to transport students as set forth at
				N.J.A.C.
				6A:27-12.1(d);
2. Verifying that the vehicle(s) being used
				to transport students has a valid registration, insurance, and inspection
				sticker as set forth at
				N.J.A.C.
				6A:27-1.6 and 7.1; and
3. Conducting a pre-trip inspection of
				buses.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 11 - SAFETY › Section 6A:27-11.2 - Evacuation drills and safety education

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(a)
				Administrators, or a person assigned to act in a supervisory capacity, in each
				school of attendance shall organize and conduct emergency exit drills on school
				property at least twice within each school year for all students who are
				transported to and from school. Drills shall include instruction for the proper
				use and adjustment of seatbelts.
1. All other
				students shall receive school bus evacuation instruction at least once within
				each school year.