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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 26A - SECURING OUR CHILDREN'S FUTURE BOND ACT GRANTS › Subchapter 3 - SCHOOL DISTRICT WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT GRANTS › Section 6A:26A-3.4 - Application procedures for school district water infrastructure improvement grants

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(a)
				Applications for school district water infrastructure improvement grants will
				not be accepted before or after the time period for application submission as
				established by the Commissioner;
(b) The following materials shall be required
				for a complete application:
1. Water
				Infrastructure Improvement Grant Application form;
2. Consultant certification verifying
				proposed scope of work and costs;
3. Invoices and proof of payment, if
				submitting a request for reimbursement of completed water infrastructure
				improvement work;
4. Resolution
				adopted by the district board of education approving the submission of the
				grant application and affirming the availability of local funds to complete the
				project if the total estimated costs exceed the grant allocation;
5. Sustainability plan for filtration
				solutions, including testing schedules and proposed maintenance procedures and
				schedule;
6. Water quality testing
				results:
i. A copy of the most recent
				districtwide water quality testing results for all buildings completed by a
				certified laboratory;
ii. A copy of
				the Water Outlet Inventory and Filter Inventory for all buildings included in
				the proposed work or work submitted for reimbursement for the school district
				water infrastructure improvement grant, unless the work is solely lead service
				line replacement; and
iii. For
				requests for reimbursement of completed water infrastructure improvement
				projects, a copy of the water quality testing results that triggered the
				project;
7. Copy of a
				water bill or other documentation that evidences which public water system
				serves the building(s), if applicable;
8. Proof of compliance with
				N.J.A.C.
				6A:26-12.4 and (b)6i above; and
9. For proposed work at leased property, the
				school district shall also submit:
i. An
				executed lease agreement or a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the
				school district and the lessor that memorializes the requirements set forth at
				N.J.A.C. 6A:26A-3.2(b)8; and
ii.
				The district board of education resolution that includes an acknowledgment
				that, upon termination of the lease by either party prior to June 30, 2024, the
				school district shall be required to return a pro rata share of the water
				infrastructure improvement grant to the Department.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 26A - SECURING OUR CHILDREN'S FUTURE BOND ACT GRANTS › Subchapter 3 - SCHOOL DISTRICT WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT GRANTS › Section 6A:26A-3.5 - Closeout

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(a) Upon completion
				and before closeout of the project, the school district shall conduct a
				sampling and analysis in accordance with the Safe Drinking Water Act.
(b) Water testing conducted upon closeout of
				a water infrastructure improvement project pursuant to this subchapter shall be
				an allowable cost included in the grant under this subchapter.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 26A - SECURING OUR CHILDREN'S FUTURE BOND ACT GRANTS › Subchapter 4 - SCHOOL SECURITY PROJECT GRANTS › Section 6A:26A-4.1 - General eligibility criteria for school security project grants

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(a) School security
				project grants shall be available to school districts that operate school
				buildings and are approved for grant funding by the Commissioner in accordance
				with this subchapter.
(b) The
				Commissioner may award school security project grants to school districts for
				the following:
1. Planned or completed
				projects to comply with Alyssa's Law; and
2. Planned school security projects to
				implement the provisions of N.J.S.A. 18A:7G-5.2.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 26A - SECURING OUR CHILDREN'S FUTURE BOND ACT GRANTS › Subchapter 4 - SCHOOL SECURITY PROJECT GRANTS › Section 6A:26A-4.3 - Maximum school district allowance for school security grants

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(a) Approved grants for school security
				projects will fund 100 percent of total eligible project costs up to the
				maximum school district allowance.
(b) The maximum school district allowance
				shall be based on the number of students in grades kindergarten through 12 in
				the school district as reported on the Application for State School Aid (ASSA),
				and their grade levels, multiplied by the square feet per student factors
				prescribed in the Facilities Efficiency Standards (FES), multiplied by a
				funding multiplier as determined by the Commissioner based on the total funds
				for school security projects set forth in the Act.
(c) If the final cost of the school
				district's proposed school security projects exceeds the amount in its
				application pursuant to
				N.J.A.C.
				6A:23A-4.2, the school district may revise
				its application to reduce the project's scope of work or identify local funds
				for the excess cost, as long as the project still conforms with this
				subchapter. Any modification to the project pursuant to this subsection shall
				be memorialized in an addendum to the grant agreement.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 26A - SECURING OUR CHILDREN'S FUTURE BOND ACT GRANTS › Subchapter 4 - SCHOOL SECURITY PROJECT GRANTS › Section 6A:26A-4.4 - Eligible expenditures for school security grants

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(a) Grants awarded pursuant to this
				subchapter to comply with Alyssa's Law shall meet the requirements set forth at
				N.J.A.C. 19:32A.
(b) Requests for
				reimbursement of costs to comply with Alyssa's Law incurred before the
				effective date of Alyssa's Law shall be eligible for funding, as long as they
				were incurred after January 1, 2016, and comply with this subchapter.
(c) The following proposed school security
				projects for work pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:7G-5.2shall be eligible for grant
				funding:
1. Bollards or other barriers impact
				rated for vehicles along the roadway or curb line in front of the school to
				prevent vehicles from gaining access to exterior walls, entrances, and areas of
				mass gatherings, such as courtyards;
2. Lighting around buildings and parking
				lots;
3. Surveillance
				cameras;
4. Signage;
5. A secure vestibule with interior doors and
				an access control system with remote unlocking features, intercom, fixed
				cameras, and bullet resistant glazing at the school's main entrance not in
				excess of 300 square feet;
6.
				Access control systems that allow for remote locking and unlocking of all
				building access doors;
7. Keyless
				locking mechanism on interior doors to spaces serving as safe havens during
				lockdowns;
8. Ballistic or shatter
				resistant film on glass entrance door sidelights and other vulnerable first
				floor areas; and
9. Dedicated
				servers and emergency generators for security systems.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 6A:27-1.1 - Purpose and scope

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(a) This chapter sets forth the rules
				governing the transportation of students to and from school and school-related
				activities. This chapter also contains rules governing contracts for student
				transportation and the rules delineating the Department's responsibilities in
				its oversight of student transportation.
(b) This chapter's purpose is to ensure the
				safe and efficient transportation of students to and from school and
				school-related activities.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 6A:27-1.2 - District board of education responsibilities

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(a) As used in this chapter, the term
				"district board(s) of education" shall refer to both district boards of
				education and coordinated transportation services agencies (CTSAs).
(b) District boards of education shall
				provide transportation pursuant to
				N.J.S.A.
				18A:39-1et seq., and shall adopt policies and
				procedures governing the transportation of students to and from school and
				school-related activities.
(c)
				District boards of education shall adopt policies to ensure that all
				transportation provided to resident students is done in compliance with all
				State and Federal laws and regulations.
(d) District boards of education providing
				transportation services shall be responsible for the suspension of
				transportation services due to inclement weather or other conditions.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 6A:27-1.3 - Students who shall be transported

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(a) District boards
				of education shall provide transportation to public school students who reside
				remote from their assigned school of attendance, nonpublic school students who
				reside remote from their school of attendance and meet the eligibility criteria
				of
				N.J.A.C.
				6A:27-2.2, and students with disabilities who
				reside remote from their assigned school or who require transportation services
				in accordance with their individualized education program (IEP). District
				boards of education that receive State aid for preschool programs according to
				N.J.S.A.
				18A:7F-54shall also provide transportation to
				preschool students who live remote from their school of attendance.
1. For the purpose of determining eligibility
				for student transportation:
i. "Remote" shall
				mean beyond two and one-half miles for high school students (grades nine
				through 12) and beyond two miles for elementary school students (preschool
				through grade eight).
ii. Distance
				shall be measured using the shortest route along public roadways or public
				walkways between the entrance of the student's residence nearest the public
				roadway or public walkway and the nearest public entrance of the school the
				student attends.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 6A:27-1.4 - Students who may be transported

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(a) District boards
				of education may provide for the transportation of students who reside less
				than remote from their school in accordance with district board of education
				policies and at the school district's expense.
1. District boards of education may elect to
				charge the parent or legal guardian for all or part of the cost of this service
				in accordance with
				N.J.S.A.
				18A:39-1.3.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 6A:27-1.5 - Passengers

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A district board of education shall ensure that only enrolled
				  eligible public school students, eligible private school students, adults
				  serving as chaperones, or authorized school personnel are
				  transported.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 6A:27-1.6 - Insurance

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(a) Anyone providing for the transportation
				of a student(s) to and from school or school-related activities, or
				subcontracting to provide the services, shall furnish automobile liability
				insurance for bodily injury and property damage in a minimum amount of $
				1,000,000 combined single limit per occurrence for all vehicles used for this
				purpose.
(b) Insurance shall be
				obtained through a company authorized to issue insurance in New Jersey. The
				certificate of insurance shall name the resident district board(s) of education
				and any coordinated transportation services agency providing transportation
				services as an additional insured party to the policy. The certificate of
				insurance also shall name as an additional insured party to the policy the
				resident district boards(s) of education for which another district board of
				education or agency provides transportation.
1. Parents or legal guardians transporting
				only their own child/children shall provide to the resident district board of
				education a copy of the certificate of automobile liability insurance or the
				insurance declaration page and shall be exempt from naming the district board
				of education as an additional insured party to the policy.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 2 - NONPUBLIC SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION › Section 6A:27-2.1 - General provisions

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(a) District boards of education shall
				provide nonpublic school transportation or aid in lieu of transportation in
				accordance with
				N.J.S.A.
				18A:39-1et seq.
(b) District boards of education shall
				advertise and receive bids for nonpublic school transportation before a
				determination is made to provide transportation or aid in lieu of
				transportation.
1. The resident district
				board of education is not required to bid for nonpublic school services when
				transportation is provided utilizing a district-owned vehicle, public
				transportation, a renewal of an existing contract qualifying for renewal under
				N.J.S.A.
				18A:39-3, or an agreement with another
				district board of education.
2.
				Resident district boards of education that paid aid in lieu of transportation
				in the prior year, or have determined they cannot provide transportation for
				the ensuing school year, shall attempt to utilize one of the coordinated
				transportation services agencies (CTSAs) before paying aid in lieu of
				transportation.
3. A resident
				district board of education that bids or coordinates nonpublic school
				transportation services with another district board of education shall consider
				the following criteria prior to determining the method of providing
				transportation services. The resident district board of education may also use
				additional criteria.
i. There are an adequate
				number of resident students attending the nonpublic school(s) to support a bus
				route.
ii. The location of the
				nonpublic school is within the school district or regional school
				district.
iii. Tiered routes can be
				designed to include public and nonpublic schools. A tiered route shall mean the
				utilization of a single vehicle to service more than one route.
iv. Routes can be designed to transport
				public and nonpublic school students on the same bus.
v. Routes can be designed to service multiple
				nonpublic school destinations.
vi.
				The route can be designed according to district board of education policy
				regarding length of time.
4. The resident district board of education
				is not required to bid for nonpublic school services when another district
				board of education has bid on the resident board's behalf.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 2 - NONPUBLIC SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION › Section 6A:27-2.2 - Eligibility requirements

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(a) Elementary and
				secondary nonpublic school students must reside remote from their nonpublic
				school to be eligible for transportation services.
(b) Only resident district boards of
				education that provide transportation to remote public school students
				attending public school programs other than vocational, special education, or
				other specialized programs shall be required to provide transportation services
				to eligible nonpublic school students.
(c) The nonpublic school shall be located
				within the State not more than 20 miles from the student's home, and shall not
				be operated for profit in whole or in part.
1.
				A county of the third class is defined as a county that does not border the
				Atlantic Ocean and has a population between 50,000 and 200,000. If a school
				district is located in a county of the third class with a population of between
				80,000 and 120,000, based on the last U.S. Decennial Census, transportation
				services shall be provided to a nonpublic school located outside the State not
				more than 20 miles from the student's home.
2. Students living more than 20 miles from
				their nonpublic school are eligible for transportation services when other
				remote students living in their municipality, but whose residences are less
				than 20 miles from the school, are transported to the same school. Students who
				live more than 20 miles from their nonpublic school and who reside in a
				regional or consolidated school district composed of only two constituent
				municipalities shall also be eligible for transportation services when other
				remote students living in either municipality are transported or the parents of
				other remote students living in either municipality receive aid in lieu of
				transportation. District boards of education may require students living more
				than 20 miles from the school to utilize existing school bus routes and stops
				established for students living within 20 miles of the school.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 2 - NONPUBLIC SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION › Section 6A:27-2.3 - Responsibilities of the resident district board of education

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(a) The
				resident district board of education shall document receipt of Nonpublic School
				Transportation Applications and shall determine students' eligibility for
				transportation.
(b) The resident
				district board of education shall notify by August 1 of each year the nonpublic
				school student's parent(s) or legal guardian(s) and the nonpublic school
				administrator as to the determination of each Nonpublic School Transportation
				Application.
(c) The resident
				district board of education shall prepare the Nonpublic School Transportation
				Certification form and shall submit it to the nonpublic school administrator in
				January and May for certification of each respective semester.
(d) The resident district board of education
				shall evaluate the certified January and May Nonpublic School Transportation
				Certification form and, if approved by the resident district board of
				education, shall continue to provide transportation services. The resident
				district board of education shall send the Nonpublic School Transportation
				Payment Voucher for completion and signature to all parents or legal guardians
				of eligible students who are eligible to receive first and second semester aid
				in lieu of transportation payments. The resident district board of education
				shall pay aid in lieu of transportation to a student's parents or legal
				guardians only after receipt of the completed voucher signed by the student's
				parents or legal guardians.
(e) A
				resident district board of education shall consult with the nonpublic school
				administrator prior to designing bus routes and in sufficient time to advertise
				for bids, when a request is made by a nonpublic school administrator for such
				consultation.
(f) A resident
				district board of education shall provide to the executive county
				superintendent, upon request, documentation that the criteria for bidding
				pursuant to
				N.J.A.C.
				6A:27-2.1(b)3 has been
				utilized.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 2 - NONPUBLIC SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION › Section 6A:27-2.4 - Responsibilities of the nonpublic school administrator

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(a)
				The nonpublic school administrator shall obtain from the Department's website
				the application forms and procedures for nonpublic school
				transportation.
(b) The nonpublic
				school administrator shall distribute the Nonpublic School Transportation
				Applications to the parents or legal guardians of students upon a child's
				registration in the nonpublic school, on an annual basis, and whenever a
				student has a change of address.
(c) The nonpublic school administrator shall
				annually collect the Nonpublic School Transportation Application from the
				students' parents or legal guardians. The administrator also shall submit the
				completed applications to the students' resident district boards of education
				within 30 days of the students' registration in the nonpublic school or by
				March 15 of the school year preceding the school year in which transportation
				is to be provided.
1. The nonpublic school
				administrator shall ensure the accuracy of the information contained in the
				application, except for the one-way mileage from a student's home to the
				nonpublic school.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 2 - NONPUBLIC SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION › Section 6A:27-2.5 - Responsibilities of the parents or legal guardians of nonpublic school students

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(a) The parents or legal guardians annually
				shall submit a completed Nonpublic School Transportation Application to the
				nonpublic school administrator by March 10 preceding the school year for which
				transportation is being requested or at the time of registration in the
				nonpublic school if registration is after March 10.
1. An eligible student shall receive
				transportation or aid in lieu of transportation based upon the date the
				application is received by the resident district board of education.
2. A new application shall be completed and
				submitted to the nonpublic school whenever the student has a change of address.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 2 - NONPUBLIC SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION › Section 6A:27-2.6 - Responsibilities of the executive county superintendent

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(a)
				The executive county superintendent shall assist district boards of education
				and nonpublic school administrators in coordinating the calendars and schedules
				of the public and nonpublic schools to facilitate the coordination of
				transportation services.
(b) The
				executive county superintendent shall arbitrate any dispute(s) between district
				boards of education and nonpublic school administrators regarding student
				transportation.
1. The district board of
				education or nonpublic school administrator shall submit to the executive
				county superintendent a written request for arbitration outlining the matter to
				be arbitrated.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 3 - CHARTER OR RENAISSANCE SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION › Section 6A:27-3.1 - General provisions

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(a) Transportation or aid in lieu of
				transportation shall be provided to charter school or renaissance school
				project students pursuant to
				N.J.S.A.
				18A:39-1et seq. A charter school shall be
				considered a public school offering a specialized program as established under
				N.J.S.A. 18A:36A-1 et seq., the Charter School Program Act of 1995. A
				renaissance school project shall be considered a public school offering a
				specialized program as established under N.J.S.A. 18A:36C-1 et seq., the Urban
				Hope Act.
(b) The resident district
				board of education shall be responsible for the transportation of students to
				and from a charter school or renaissance school project. Students who reside
				less than remote from their charter school or renaissance school project are
				eligible for transportation in accordance with the policies of the resident
				district board of education.
(c)
				Eligible students shall receive transportation or aid in lieu of transportation
				based upon the date the applications for charter or renaissance school project
				transportation are received by the resident district boards of
				education.
(d) Charter school
				students who reside in the school district in which the charter school is
				located and renaissance school project students residing within the renaissance
				school district shall be provided with transportation in the same manner as
				transportation is provided to other public school students residing within the
				school district in which the charter school or renaissance school project
				students reside.
(e) The
				expenditure for the transportation of charter school students who reside
				outside of the school district in which the charter school is located shall be
				limited to the annual nonpublic school maximum statutorily established
				expenditure per student in accordance with
				N.J.S.A.
				18A:39-1.
(f) Transportation shall be provided to
				students in accordance with the charter school or renaissance school project
				calendar.
(g) The executive county
				superintendent shall arbitrate any disputes regarding student transportation
				between district boards of education and the lead person of the charter school
				or renaissance school project.
1. The district
				board of education or lead person of the charter school or renaissance school
				project shall submit to the executive county superintendent a written request
				for arbitration outlining the matter to be arbitrated.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 3 - CHARTER OR RENAISSANCE SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION › Section 6A:27-3.2 - Eligibility requirements

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(a) Charter school
				students and renaissance school project students residing within the
				renaissance school district, including preschool students who meet the
				eligibility requirements defined at
				N.J.A.C.
				6A:27-1.3(a), who reside
				remote from the charter school or renaissance school project they attend are
				eligible for transportation services.
(b) Students with disabilities attending a
				charter school or renaissance school project shall be eligible for
				transportation services if they meet the distance requirements of (a) above or
				if transportation is required in the student's individualized education program
				(IEP).
(c) The charter school or
				renaissance school project shall be located within the State.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 3 - CHARTER OR RENAISSANCE SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION › Section 6A:27-3.3 - Transportation within the school district

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Eligible charter school students who reside in the school
				  district in which the charter school is located and eligible renaissance school
				  project students residing within the renaissance school district shall be
				  provided transportation on the same terms and conditions as transportation is
				  provided to students attending other public schools located within the school
				  district in which the charter school or renaissance school project student
				  resides.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 3 - CHARTER OR RENAISSANCE SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION › Section 6A:27-3.4 - Transportation outside the school district

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(a)
				Eligible charter school students who reside outside of the school district in
				which the charter school is located shall be provided transportation services
				within the annual nonpublic school maximum statutorily established expenditure
				per student in accordance with
				N.J.S.A.
				18A:39-1.
1.
				If the cost of transportation exceeds the maximum allowable expenditure, a
				student's parents or legal guardians may pay the difference between the cost of
				transportation and the annual maximum or they shall be entitled to the maximum
				allowable expenditure as aid in lieu of transportation, as set forth in the
				resident district board of education notification pursuant to
				N.J.A.C.
				6A:27-3.5(c). A student's
				parents or legal guardians shall notify in writing the resident district board
				of education of their choice of paying the additional amount or receiving aid
				in lieu of transportation. A student shall not be transported if his or her
				parents or legal guardians do not submit to the resident district board of
				education a written request for transportation services within seven days of
				receipt of the school district's notice; however, the student's parents or
				legal guardians shall still be entitled to the annual maximum allowable
				expenditure in lieu of transportation.
2. Once a student's parents or legal
				guardians notify the resident district board of education that they agree to
				pay the difference between the cost of transportation and the annual maximum
				statutorily established amount, the parents or legal guardians are no longer
				entitled to receive aid in lieu of transportation for that school
				year.
3. The payment of aid in lieu
				of transportation may be adjusted when the Charter School and Renaissance
				School Project Transportation Application is received by the resident district
				board of education after the start of the charter school's school year or when
				the student withdraws from the charter school before the close of the charter
				school's school year.
4. Resident
				district boards of education shall pay to the parents or legal guardians of
				eligible charter school students aid in lieu of transportation for each half of
				the academic year. Payment shall be made after the Charter School and
				Renaissance School Project Certification verifying attendance is submitted by
				the lead person of the charter school, and the Charter School Transportation
				Payment Voucher is properly completed and returned by the parents or legal
				guardians to the resident district boards of education. Resident district
				boards of education shall not be required to pay aid in lieu of transportation
				when the payment voucher is received after the close of the fiscal
				year.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 3 - CHARTER OR RENAISSANCE SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION › Section 6A:27-3.5 - Responsibilities of resident district boards of education

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(a)
				Resident district boards of education shall determine eligibility and provide
				transportation to eligible charter school or renaissance school project
				students or aid in lieu of transportation to eligible charter school
				students.
(b) Resident district
				boards of education shall establish policies and procedures for the provision
				of charter school transportation in excess of the maximum statutorily
				established nonpublic school per student expenditure pursuant to
				N.J.S.A.
				18A:39-1.
(c) By August 1, the resident district board
				of education shall notify a charter school or renaissance school project
				student's parents or legal guardians and the lead person of the charter school
				or renaissance school project regarding the determination of the request for
				transportation services. If applicable to the student, the resident district
				board of education's notification shall include:
1. The option for the parents or legal
				guardians to pay part of the cost for transportation for the student in order
				to receive transportation pursuant to
				N.J.A.C.
				6A:27-3.4(a); and
2. An explanation of the amount of the cost
				to the parents or legal guardians, including the total cost of transportation,
				and the annual maximum statutorily established amount pursuant to
				N.J.S.A.
				18A:39-1a.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 3 - CHARTER OR RENAISSANCE SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION › Section 6A:27-3.6 - Responsibilities of the lead person of the charter school or renaissance school project

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(a) The lead person of the charter school or
				renaissance school project shall notify the district board of education in
				which each student resides of the need for transportation. Notification shall
				be given by March 15 preceding the school year in which transportation services
				are to be provided, or at the time of each student's registration in the
				charter school or renaissance school project if such registration occurs after
				March 15. This notification shall be submitted on the Charter School and
				Renaissance School Project Transportation Application and shall include the
				student's name, address, grade, one-way mileage from the student's home to the
				charter school or renaissance school project, and the name of the last school
				of attendance, if any. The lead person of the charter school or renaissance
				school project shall ensure the accuracy of the information contained in the
				application, except for the one-way mileage from the student's home to the
				charter school or renaissance school project.
(b) The lead person of the charter school or
				renaissance school project shall submit the school calendar to all district
				boards of education responsible for providing transportation services for
				students by May 15 preceding the school year in which transportation is being
				requested.
(c) In January and May
				of each year, the lead person of the charter school or renaissance school
				project shall certify on the Charter School and Renaissance School Project
				Certification that the students were enrolled for each semester of the academic
				year. The lead person of the charter school or renaissance school project shall
				return the certification forms to the district board of education in which each
				student resides at the time and in the manner prescribed by the district board
				of education.
(d) The lead person
				of the charter school or renaissance school project shall immediately notify in
				writing the resident district board of education when a student eligible for
				transportation or aid in lieu of transportation has a change in address or
				withdraws from the charter school or renaissance school project. Whenever a
				student has a change in address, the lead person of the charter school or
				renaissance school project shall submit a new Charter School and Renaissance
				School Project Transportation Application.
(e) The lead person of the charter school or
				renaissance school project shall immediately notify in writing the district
				board of education in which each student resides whenever there is a change in
				the location of the charter school or renaissance school project.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 3 - CHARTER OR RENAISSANCE SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION › Section 6A:27-3.7 - Responsibilities of the parents or legal guardians of charter school or renaissance school project students

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(a) At the time of
				enrollment in a charter school or renaissance school project and whenever there
				is a change of address, the parents or legal guardians of a charter school or
				renaissance school project student shall provide the lead person of the charter
				school or renaissance school project with the student's name, address, grade,
				one-way mileage between the student's home and the charter school or
				renaissance school project, and the name of the last school of attendance, if
				any.
(b) When a student lives
				outside of the school district in which the charter school is located, the
				student's parents or legal guardians shall notify in writing the resident
				district board of education of their choice of paying the amount in excess of
				the maximum statutorily established nonpublic school per student expenditure
				for transportation or receiving aid in lieu of transportation.
1. A resident district board of education is
				not required to provide transportation to a charter school student if his or
				her parents or legal guardians do not submit a written request for
				transportation services; however, the parents or legal guardians shall still be
				eligible for the annual maximum statutorily established amount in lieu of
				transportation.
2. The student's
				parents or legal guardians who choose to pay for transportation shall do so in
				the manner prescribed by the resident district board of education.
3. The student's parents or legal guardians
				receiving aid in lieu of transportation shall submit a completed and signed
				Charter School Transportation Payment Voucher to the resident district board of
				education at the time and in the manner prescribed by the resident district
				board of education.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 4 - INTERDISTRICT PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE PROGRAM TRANSPORTATION › Section 6A:27-4.1 - General provisions

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(a) Transportation or aid in lieu of
				transportation shall be provided for choice program students pursuant to
				N.J.S.A.
				18A:36B-22 and
				18A:39-1et seq. A choice district
				means as defined at
				N.J.S.A.
				18A:36B-15. The choice district shall be
				considered a public school district offering a specialized program established
				under N.J.S.A. 18A:36B-14et seq., the
				Interdistrict Public School Choice Program Act. For purposes of this
				subchapter, the resident district board of education means the district of
				residence of a choice program student and shall have the same meaning as
				"sending district" as set forth at
				N.J.S.A.
				18A:36B-15.
(b) The transportation of students to and
				from a choice district school of attendance shall be the responsibility of the
				resident district board of education.
(c) The Department will publish a
				Commissioner-prescribed Choice District Transportation Application, Choice
				Program Student Transportation Payment Voucher, and Choice District
				Transportation Certification on its website. The Department will update the
				application, voucher, and certification, as necessary.
(d) Eligible choice program students shall
				receive transportation or aid in lieu of transportation based upon the date the
				choice district submits the Choice District Transportation Application to the
				resident district boards of education.
1. The
				resident district board of education shall pay aid in lieu of transportation
				for each half of the academic year after the parents or legal guardians of the
				choice program student submit the Choice Program Transportation Payment Voucher
				to the resident district board of education.
2. The resident district board of education
				shall not be required to pay aid in lieu of transportation when it receives the
				payment voucher after the close of the fiscal year.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 4 - INTERDISTRICT PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE PROGRAM TRANSPORTATION › Section 6A:27-4.2 - Eligibility requirements

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(a) Students in
				kindergarten through grade eight, and preschool students who meet the
				eligibility requirements defined at
				N.J.A.C.
				6A:27-1.2(a), who reside
				remote from the choice district school they attend shall be eligible for
				transportation services provided that the choice district school is not more
				than 20 miles from the student's residence and the cost of such services does
				not exceed the annual maximum statutorily established amount per student for
				nonpublic school transportation.
1. If the
				cost of transportation services exceeds the annual maximum statutorily
				established amount for nonpublic school students as set forth in the resident
				district board of education notification pursuant to
				N.J.A.C.
				6A:27-4.3(c), the parents or
				legal guardians may submit to their resident district board of education a
				written request for transportation to be provided, including agreement to make
				the payment required pursuant to (a)1i below. The request shall be made within
				seven days of the parents or legal guardians' receipt of the resident district
				board of education's notification of eligibility for transportation.
i. If such a request is made, the resident
				district board of education shall provide transportation services, and the
				parents or legal guardians of the choice program student shall pay to the
				resident district board of education the difference between the cost of
				transportation and the annual established maximum. Parents or legal guardians
				shall pay this amount in the manner prescribed by the resident district board
				of education.
ii. The resident
				district board of education shall not be required to provide transportation to
				the choice program student if his or her parents or legal guardians do not
				submit to the resident district board of education a written request for
				transportation services within seven days of receipt of the resident district
				board of education's notice of eligibility for transportation; however, the
				parents or legal guardians shall still be eligible for the annual maximum
				statutorily established amount in lieu of transportation.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 4 - INTERDISTRICT PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE PROGRAM TRANSPORTATION › Section 6A:27-4.3 - Responsibilities of resident district boards of education

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(a) The
				resident district board of education of the choice program student shall
				determine eligibility and provide transportation or aid in lieu of
				transportation to eligible choice program students.
(b) The resident district boards of education
				shall establish policies and procedures for the provision of choice program
				transportation in excess of the maximum statutorily established nonpublic
				school per student expenditure pursuant to
				N.J.S.A.
				18A:39-1.
(c) By August 1, the resident district board
				of education shall notify the choice program student's parents or legal
				guardians and the choice district's chief school administrator regarding the
				determination of the request for transportation services. If applicable to the
				student, the resident district board of education's notification shall include:
1. The option for the parents or legal
				guardians to pay part of the cost for transportation for the student in order
				to receive transportation pursuant to
				N.J.A.C.
				6A:27-4.2(a); and
2. An explanation of the amount of the cost
				to the parents or legal guardians, including the total cost of transportation,
				and the annual maximum statutorily established amount pursuant to
				N.J.S.A.
				18A:39-1a.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 4 - INTERDISTRICT PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE PROGRAM TRANSPORTATION › Section 6A:27-4.4 - Responsibilities of the chief school administrator of the choice district

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(a) The choice district's chief school
				administrator shall notify the resident district board of education of the need
				for transportation. Notification shall be given by March 15 preceding the
				school year in which transportation services are to be provided, or at the time
				of each student's registration in the choice district school if such
				registration occurs after March 15. Notification shall be submitted on the
				Choice District Transportation Application, and shall include the student's
				name, address, grade, one-way mileage from the student's home to the choice
				district school, and the name of the last school of attendance, if any. The
				choice district's chief school administrator shall ensure the accuracy of the
				information contained in the application, except for the one-way mileage from
				the student's home to the choice district school.
1. The choice district's chief school
				administrator shall obtain the Choice District Transportation Application from
				the Department's website.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 6A - EDUCATION › Chapter 27 - STUDENT TRANSPORTATION › Subchapter 4 - INTERDISTRICT PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE PROGRAM TRANSPORTATION › Section 6A:27-4.5 - Responsibilities of parents or legal guardians of choice program students

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(a) At the time of enrollment in a choice
				district, and whenever there is a change of address, the choice program
				student's parents or legal guardians shall provide the choice district's chief
				school administrator with the student's name, address, grade, one-way mileage
				between the student's home and the choice district school of attendance, and
				the name of the last school of attendance, if any.
(b) When the cost of transportation services
				to the choice district school of attendance exceeds the annual maximum
				statutorily established amount for nonpublic school students, the choice
				program student's parents or legal guardians shall notify in writing the
				resident district board of education of their choice of paying the difference
				between the cost of transportation and the maximum statutorily established
				nonpublic school per student expenditure or receiving aid in lieu of
				transportation.
1. The resident district
				board of education shall not be responsible for providing transportation to the
				choice program student if his or her parents or legal guardians do not submit a
				written request for transportation services; however, the parents or legal
				guardians shall still be eligible for the annual maximum statutorily
				established amount in lieu of transportation.
2. The choice program student's parents or
				legal guardians who choose to pay for transportation shall do so at the time
				and in the manner prescribed by the resident district board of
				education.
3. The choice program
				student's parents or legal guardians receiving aid in lieu of transportation
				shall submit a completed and signed Choice Program Student Transportation
				Payment Voucher to the resident district board of education at the time and in
				the manner prescribed by the resident district board of education.