N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:27-9.16

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

Section 6A:27-9.16 - Joint transportation agreements

(a) Two or more district boards of education may provide jointly for the transportation of students to and from any school(s) within or outside the school districts or county(ies).

(b) Whenever the executive county superintendent determines that transportation of students could be more economically accomplished by joint transportation, he or she may order the joint transportation, assign the administration to one district board of education as the host, and prorate the cost to the joining district board(s) of education.

(c) The district board of education providing the transportation, either by district-owned or contracted vehicle, shall be referred to as the host.

(d) The host district board of education shall initiate the joint agreement and shall ensure that transportation contracts meet the requirements for approval by the executive county superintendent.

(e) The host district board of education shall send the joint transportation agreement form prescribed by the Commissioner to the host school district's executive county superintendent for approval within 60 days of the agreement.

1. A copy of a joint agreement signed by all parties and issued between district boards of education in different counties shall be sent within 90 days of the agreement to the joiner school district's executive county superintendent.

(f) Certified copies of the minutes approving the agreement for each district board of education involved in the joint agreement shall accompany the agreement submitted by the host district board of education to the executive county superintendent.

N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:27-9.16

Amended by R.2002 d.303, effective 9/16/2002.
See: 34 N.J.R. 1887(a), 34 N.J.R. 3205(a).
In (e), rewrote 1 and 2.
Amended by R.2005 d.259, effective 8/1/2005.
See: 37 N.J.R. 851(a), 37 N.J.R. 2865(b).
Rewrote (e).
Amended by R.2010 d.085, effective 6/7/2010.
See: 41 N.J.R. 4004(a), 42 N.J.R. 1029(a).
In (b), (d), the introductory paragraph of (e) and in (f), inserted "Executive"; and in (e)1, substituted "Executive County Superintendent of Schools" for "county superintendent of schools".
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