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NJ A3688

NJ A3688
Establishes School Transportation Safety Commission in Department of Law and Public Safety.


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Introduced
03/24/2022
In Committee
03/24/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/08/2024

Introduced Session

2022-2023 Regular Session

Bill Summary

This bill establishes the School Transportation Safety Commission in, but not of, the Department of Law and Public Safety. The commission will consist of eight members, including the Director of the Division of Highway Traffic Safety in the Department of Law and Public Safety, the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, and the Commissioner of Education, or their designees, serving ex-officio, and five public members. Public members will be appointed by the Governor. The commission will have the following responsibilities and duties: review State regulations pertaining to school bus safety; prepare a biannual report on school bus safety that includes a review of student transportation safety records and data; and identify the status of the implementation of the recommendations for additional action or oversight made by the Transportation Task Force of the Commission on Business Efficiency of the Public Schools or of any other task force formed to improve school bus safety. Edmond Bock IV, a first grade student at Atco Elementary School, was tragically struck by a school bus and killed on January 6, 2014. The sponsor seeks to improve safety in student transportation through this bill and other legislation.

AI Summary

This bill establishes the School Transportation Safety Commission within the Department of Law and Public Safety. The commission will consist of eight members, including state officials and five public members appointed by the Governor. The commission's responsibilities include reviewing state regulations on school bus safety, preparing biannual reports on school bus safety data, and identifying the status of past recommendations for improving school bus safety. The bill aims to improve safety in student transportation, particularly in response to the tragic death of a first-grade student struck by a school bus.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee (on 03/24/2022)

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