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NJ A3784

NJ A3784
Requires minimum of one school bus aide for every 15 special needs students on school bus.


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Introduced
05/02/2022
In Committee
05/02/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/08/2024

Introduced Session

2022-2023 Regular Session

Bill Summary

This bill requires a board of education or a contracted service provider that provides pupil transportation services to ensure that a school bus has on board at least one school bus aide for every 15 students with special needs. The bill requires this aide-to-student ratio to be maintained at all times when a school bus is transporting students with special needs or a combination of students with special needs and general education students. For purposes of this bill, a "student with special needs" is a student who is classified as eligible for special education programs and services, but does not include a student who is classified as eligible for special education programs and services solely on the basis of a "specific learning disability," as that term is defined in the federal "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act."

AI Summary

This bill requires a board of education or a contracted service provider that provides pupil transportation services to ensure that a school bus has at least one school bus aide for every 15 students with special needs. The aide-to-student ratio must be maintained at all times when the bus is transporting students with special needs or a combination of students with special needs and general education students. For the purposes of this bill, a "student with special needs" is a student who is classified as eligible for special education programs and services, but does not include a student who is classified as eligible solely on the basis of a "specific learning disability" as defined in the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (3)

Last Action

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee (on 05/02/2022)

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