N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:27-1.6

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 6A:27-1.6 - Insurance

(a) Anyone providing for the transportation of a student(s) to and from school or school-related activities, or subcontracting to provide the services, shall furnish automobile liability insurance for bodily injury and property damage in a minimum amount of $ 1,000,000 combined single limit per occurrence for all vehicles used for this purpose.

(b) Insurance shall be obtained through a company authorized to issue insurance in New Jersey. The certificate of insurance shall name the resident district board(s) of education and any coordinated transportation services agency providing transportation services as an additional insured party to the policy. The certificate of insurance also shall name as an additional insured party to the policy the resident district boards(s) of education for which another district board of education or agency provides transportation.

1. Parents or legal guardians transporting only their own child/children shall provide to the resident district board of education a copy of the certificate of automobile liability insurance or the insurance declaration page and shall be exempt from naming the district board of education as an additional insured party to the policy.

(c) Self-insured transportation contractors and district boards of education as provided in N.J.S.A. 48:4-12 and 13 shall file with the executive county superintendent a certificate of self-insurance.

(d) Policies or certificates of insurance shall accompany all contracts or contract renewals when submitted to the executive county superintendent for approval.

(e) Policies or certificates of insurance shall be submitted to the district board of education and the executive county superintendent whenever policies are amended, revised, or renewed.

(f) Whenever a policy is cancelled, the insured shall notify the district board of education, all additionally insured parties to the policy, and the executive county superintendent within 48 hours of the insured's receipt of the cancellation notice and before the cancellation takes effect.

N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:27-1.6

Recodified from N.J.A.C. 6A:27-1.4 by R.2013 d.121, effective 10/7/2013.
See: 45 N.J.R. 606(a), 45 N.J.R. 2245(a).

Amended and Recodified from 6A:27-1.7 by 53 N.J.R. 163(a), effective 2/1/2021