Rutgers Law

New Jersey Statutes, Title: 18A, EDUCATION

    Chapter 39: Transportation of pupils remote from school.

      Section: 18A:39-19.7: Certification requirements of a school district transportation supervisor

          1. a. 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 Certification Program offered by the Center for Government Services at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey or any other certification program designated by the Commissioner of Education. The certification program shall include courses focused on the statutes and regulations that govern school transportation operations. The transportation supervisor and the school district shall determine who bears the cost of the program.

b. (1) A school district transportation supervisor who is employed on the effective date of this act, who has less than 11 years of experience as a school district transportation supervisor and has not completed the School Transportation Supervisors Certification Program or other designated certification program, shall complete the certification program within four years of the effective date of this act.

(2) A school district transportation supervisor who is employed after the effective date of this act, who has less than 11 years of experience as a school district transportation supervisor and has not completed the School Transportation Supervisors Certification Program or other designated certification program, shall complete the certification program within four years of his date of employment.

L.2019, c.17.

This section added to the Rutgers Database: 2019-03-07 17:51:07.

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