SENATE, No. 2914

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

218th LEGISLATURE

 

INTRODUCED SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

 


 

Sponsored by:

Senator  JOSEPH A. LAGANA

District 38 (Bergen and Passaic)

Senator  KRISTIN M. CORRADO

District 40 (Bergen, Essex, Morris and Passaic)

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Requires suspension of school bus endorsement on driver’s license for certain number of motor vehicle moving violations in certain time period.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     As introduced.

 


An Act concerning school bus endorsements and supplementing Title 39 of the Revised Statutes.

 

     Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

     1.    a.   For the purposes of this section:

     “Chief administrator” means the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission.

     “Commercial motor vehicle” shall have the same meaning as provided in section 3 of P.L.1990, c.103 (C.39:3-10.11).

     “Motor vehicle moving violation” means any violation of the motor vehicle laws of this State or any other jurisdiction for which vehicle points are assessed by the chief administrator pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1982, c.43 (C.39:5-30.5) or any violation of the motor vehicle laws of any other jurisdiction for which vehicle points would be assessed if that violation had occurred in this State.

     “Non-commercial motor vehicle” shall have the same meaning as provided in section 3 of P.L.1990, c.103 (C.39:3-10.11).

     b.    The chief administrator shall suspend the school bus endorsement of a person for 90 days following the date of the last conviction if the person is convicted of three or more motor vehicle moving violations in a three-year period or accumulates six or more motor vehicle penalty points while operating a commercial motor vehicle or non-commercial motor vehicle.

     c.     The chief administrator shall immediately notify the Commissioner of Education of the suspension of a school bus driver’s school bus endorsement pursuant to subsection b. of this section. 

     d.    Upon notification from the chief administrator pursuant to subsection c. of this section, the Commissioner of Education shall immediately notify the board of education that employs the school bus driver or the contractor that employs the school bus driver that the school bus driver’s school bus endorsement has been suspended pursuant to subsection b. of this section.  If a board of education or a contractor that employs the school bus driver is notified by the commissioner that the school bus driver’s school bus endorsement has been suspended, the employing board of education or contractor, within 24 hours of the notification, shall provide a statement to the Department of Education verifying that the school bus driver no longer operates a school bus for the board or contractor.

     e.     Prior to the reinstatement of any school bus endorsement suspended pursuant to subsection b. of this section, the chief administrator shall require the person to complete a defensive driving course approved by the chief administrator and may require the person to fulfill any other requirement that the chief administrator deems appropriate.

     f.     This section shall apply to convictions that occur after the effective date of P.L.    , c.    (C.        ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill).

 

     2.    This act shall take effect immediately.

 

 

STATEMENT

 

     This bill requires the Chief Administrator (“chief administrator”) of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission to suspend the school bus endorsement on a person’s driver’s license for 90 days if the person is convicted of three or more motor vehicle moving violations in a three-year period or accumulates six or more motor vehicle penalty points while operating a commercial motor vehicle or non-commercial motor vehicle.  The chief administrator is required to immediately notify the Commissioner of Education of the suspension and the Commissioner of Education is required to immediately notify the school bus driver’s employer of the suspension.  Once notified, the employing board of education or contractor is required to notify the Department of Education that the person no longer operates a school bus for the board or contractor.

     Prior to the reinstatement of a school bus endorsement suspended pursuant to the bill, the person is required to complete a defensive driving course.  The chief administrator is authorized to provide additional requirements for reinstatement of the school bus endorsement.

     The bill applies to convictions for motor vehicle moving violations that occur after the effective date of the bill.