Sponsored by:
Senator JOSEPH A. LAGANA
District 38 (Bergen and Passaic)
Co-Sponsored by:
Senators Holzapfel and Singer
SYNOPSIS
Requires certain school district transportation supervisors to complete certain educational program at Rutgers University.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning school district transportation supervisors and supplementing chapter 39 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Beginning in the 2021-2022 school year, a school district transportation supervisor who is newly hired or who has less than 11 years of experience as a school district transportation supervisor shall be required, as a condition of employment, to provide evidence to the board of education of satisfactory completion of the School Transportation Supervisors Program offered by the Center for Government Services at Rutgers University. The transportation supervisor shall bear the full cost of the program.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill provides that, beginning in the 2021-2022 school year, a school district transportation supervisor who is newly hired or who has less than 11 years of experience will be required, as a condition of employment, to provide evidence to the board of education of satisfactory completion of the School Transportation Supervisors Program offered by the Center for Government Services at Rutgers University. Under the bill, the transportation supervisor will bear the full cost of the program.
The School Transportation Supervisors Program is a cooperative effort between the Center for Government Services at Rutgers University and the School Transportation Supervisors of New Jersey. The program is designed to meet the professional and educational needs of school district transportation supervisors, bus contractors, and those interested in enhancing their knowledge in these areas through a series of eight courses which include: management and supervisory skills; fleet management; routing and scheduling; transporting students with disabilities; employee training and safety education; emergency management; financial operations; and codes, statutes, and regulations.