Requires school bus drivers to submit to biannual testing for drugs and alcohol.
This bill requires all school bus drivers in New Jersey (including those working for public, private, and parochial schools) to undergo unannounced drug and alcohol testing twice each school year. Drivers who test positive or refuse testing become immediately ineligible to operate school buses. The law mandates an appeal process allowing drivers to challenge testing results before termination, and directs the Commissioner of Education to establish disqualification criteria and an appeals system. The testing must be documented and submitted annually to county superintendents before school transportation begins.
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May 2024
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Introduced May 6, 2024
Last action May 6, 2024
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Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
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Tony Bucco
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