Bill > A5412

This bill establishes a nonpublic school consortium transportation program. The program provides funding to consortiums of nonpublic schools that will assume responsibility for mandated nonpublic school busing. Under the program, school districts that choose to participate will disburse the aid-in-lieu-of transportation amount for each nonpublic school pupil attending a school that is part of the consortium. The consortium will then be responsible for transporting those pupils to and from the nonpublic schools. The bill also allows the consortium to transport other nonpublic school pupils who are not eligible for transportation services, with the parent or guardian paying the costs. The program will be overseen by an oversight committee appointed by the Commissioner of Education, and the commissioner will be required to report on the implementation of the program after three years.

Budget and Finance, Education

https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2022/A5412