N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:27-3.1

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

Section 6A:27-3.1 - General provisions

(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:39-1 et 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.

(h) Charter school or renaissance school projects may use general funds for nonmandated student transportation.

(i) The Department will publish a Commissioner-prescribed Charter School and Renaissance School Project Transportation Application, Charter School Transportation Payment Voucher, and Charter School and Renaissance School Project Certification on its website. The Department will update the application, voucher, and certification, as necessary.

N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:27-3.1

Amended by R.2005 d.259, effective 8/1/2005.
See: 37 N.J.R. 851(a), 37 N.J.R. 2865(b).
In the first sentence of (b), added "district" preceding "board of education"; in (d), added "school" preceding "district" throughout paragraph; and in (e), added "school" preceding "district".
Amended by R.2010 d.085, effective 6/7/2010.
See: 41 N.J.R. 4004(a), 42 N.J.R. 1029(a).
Added (g).
Amended by R.2013 d.121, effective 10/7/2013.
See: 45 N.J.R. 606(a), 45 N.J.R. 2245(a).
Inserted "or renaissance" throughout; rewrote (a) and (g); in (c), deleted "of receipt of" following "date"; and added (h).

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