Revises mileage limit for mandatory school transportation for students in preschool through grade four.
This bill reduces the mandatory school transportation distance for preschool through grade four students in New Jersey from 2 miles to 1.5 miles from their public school of attendance. It directly affects students in these early grades who live beyond this new threshold, requiring school districts to provide transportation. The bill maintains existing distance requirements of 2 miles for grades five through eight and 2.5 miles for high school students. It also aligns transportation rules for the Interdistrict Public School Choice Program with this updated mileage standard.
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Feb 2024
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Introduced Feb 8, 2024
Last action Feb 8, 2024
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Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
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