N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:27-10.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 6A:27-10.1 - General requirements

(a) For the purposes of this subchapter, a resident district board of education, educational services commission, jointure commission, county special services school district, or any other entity governed by a district board of education providing coordinated transportation services and identified by the Commissioner for this purpose shall be known as a coordinated transportation services agency (CTSA).

(b) Representatives of the participating resident district boards of education and the CTSA shall meet at least annually to establish the provisions of the contractual agreement between the parties.

(c) Resident district boards of education shall utilize a CTSA to transport students going to a special education or vocational school located outside of the resident school district, and nonpublic school students whose parents received aid in lieu of transportation in the prior school year or for whom the resident school district cannot provide transportation in the ensuing school year. District boards of education may also utilize the CTSA for any other transportation needs.

(d) Transportation for a special education or vocational school student newly assigned to a school located outside of the resident school district, or a newly registered nonpublic school student for whom no route currently exists, shall be assigned to a CTSA. If the CTSA is unable to coordinate transportation for the student with students from other school districts, the resident district board of education may choose to provide the transportation or pay aid in lieu of transportation in the case of nonpublic school students.

(e) The executive county superintendent shall assist district boards of education and the nonpublic schools administrators in coordinating the calendars and schedules of the public and nonpublic schools to facilitate the coordination of services.

(f) Resident district boards of education shall adopt by resolution an agreement with the CTSA for transportation services. The CTSA shall submit to the executive county superintendent a copy of the district board of education resolution to participate in the coordinated services, the contractual agreement, and a copy of the district board of education minutes from both parties. The agreement shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

1. The time period to be covered by the agreement;

2. A description of the services to be provided;

3. A list of the responsibilities of each party to the agreement;

4. A formula for establishing the cost of service to each participating district board of education, including a provision for adjusting the final cost based upon actual expenditures;

5. Administrative fees to be charged, if applicable;

6. A payment time schedule;

7. Provisions for revision of the services;

8. The signatures of both parties to the agreement; and

9. A provision for the executive county superintendent's acknowledgement of the agreement between the parties.

(g) District boards of education and the CTSA shall provide to the Department all data necessary for the evaluation of the coordinated transportation services.

N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:27-10.1

Amended by R.2005 d.259, effective 8/1/2005.
See: 37 N.J.R. 851(a), 37 N.J.R. 2865(b).
In (a), added "a" following "subchapter," added "district" preceding "board of education"; in (b), added "district" preceding "boards of education"; in (c), added "school" preceding "district,"; in (d), added "school" preceding "district," and "districts,"; in the introductory paragraph of (f), deleted "(if separate from the board resolution)"; and in paragraph 4 added "board of education" following "district".
Amended by R.2010 d.085, effective 6/7/2010.
See: 41 N.J.R. 4004(a), 42 N.J.R. 1029(a).
In (e) and in the introductory paragraph of (f), inserted "Executive"; in the introductory paragraph of (f), inserted "from both parties"; and in (f)9, substituted "Executive County Superintendent's" for "county superintendent's".
Amended by R.2013 d.121, effective 10/7/2013.
See: 45 N.J.R. 606(a), 45 N.J.R. 2245(a).
Rewrote the section.

Amended by 53 N.J.R. 163(a), effective 2/1/2021