N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:27-10.4

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

Section 6A:27-10.4 - Conditions when coordinated transportation services agencies must bid

(a) The coordinated transportation services agency (CTSA) shall be subject to all laws governing student transportation contracts, including bonding requirements. In addition to the standard forms required with a bid, a CTSA also shall include:

1. An agency membership form listing each member school district and the name of the school district's superintendent; and

2. A non-collusion statement indicating that personnel within the agency that is bidding did not draft specifications or route descriptions.

(b) Bidding by CTSAs to utilize agency owned/leased vehicles is not required when:

1. An educational services commission or jointure commission transports students who reside in school districts that were members of the commission as of January 1, 2004, and the commission provided transportation with vehicles it owned/leased as of that date;

2. An educational services commission or jointure commission transports students who reside in school districts located in first class counties that were not members of the commission and, as of January 1, 1999, were transported by vehicles owned/leased by the commission;

3. A county special services school district (CSSSD) transports students who reside in the county and are enrolled in the school district or in nonpublic schools if, as of January 1, 2004, the CSSSD owned/leased buses and was providing transportation; or

4. A CSSSD transports students with disabilities within the county or contiguous counties if, as of January 1, 2004, the CSSSD is located in a fifth class county and has been providing special education transportation with buses it owns/leases.

N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:27-10.4

New Rule, R.2010 d.085, effective 6/7/2010.
See: 41 N.J.R. 4004(a), 42 N.J.R. 1029(a).
Amended by R.2013 d.121, effective 10/7/2013.
See: 45 N.J.R. 606(a), 45 N.J.R. 2245(a).
In (a)1, substituted "and" for "with" and "school district's" for "district"; in the introductory paragraph of (b), deleted "in order" following "CTSAs"; in (b)1 and (b)2, inserted "school"; rewrote (b)3; and in (b)4, substituted "fifth" for "5th".

Amended by 53 N.J.R. 163(a), effective 2/1/2021