N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:27-3.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 17, September 3, 2024

Section 6A:27-3.4 - Transportation outside the school district

(a) Eligible charter school students who reside outside of the school district in which the charter school is located shall be provided transportation services within the annual nonpublic school maximum statutorily established expenditure per student in accordance with N.J.S.A. 18A:39-1.

1. If the cost of transportation exceeds the maximum allowable expenditure, a student's parents or legal guardians may pay the difference between the cost of transportation and the annual maximum or they shall be entitled to the maximum allowable expenditure as aid in lieu of transportation, as set forth in the resident district board of education notification pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:27-3.5(c). A student's parents or legal guardians shall notify in writing the resident district board of education of their choice of paying the additional amount or receiving aid in lieu of transportation. A student shall not be transported if his or her parents or legal guardians do not submit to the resident district board of education a written request for transportation services within seven days of receipt of the school district's notice; however, the student's parents or legal guardians shall still be entitled to the annual maximum allowable expenditure in lieu of transportation.

2. Once a student's parents or legal guardians notify the resident district board of education that they agree to pay the difference between the cost of transportation and the annual maximum statutorily established amount, the parents or legal guardians are no longer entitled to receive aid in lieu of transportation for that school year.

3. The payment of aid in lieu of transportation may be adjusted when the Charter School and Renaissance School Project Transportation Application is received by the resident district board of education after the start of the charter school's school year or when the student withdraws from the charter school before the close of the charter school's school year.

4. Resident district boards of education shall pay to the parents or legal guardians of eligible charter school students aid in lieu of transportation for each half of the academic year. Payment shall be made after the Charter School and Renaissance School Project Certification verifying attendance is submitted by the lead person of the charter school, and the Charter School Transportation Payment Voucher is properly completed and returned by the parents or legal guardians to the resident district boards of education. Resident district boards of education shall not be required to pay aid in lieu of transportation when the payment voucher is received after the close of the fiscal year.

(b) Resident district boards of education shall not be required to bid for transportation services but instead may pay aid in lieu of transportation when the request for transportation is received after the start of the school year.

N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:27-3.4

Modified by Executive Order No. 103(2020) 52 N.J.R. 1362(a), effective 6/17/2020

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