The senate portion of the bill was passed today June 23rd
Assemblyman Rep. Sean Kean [R]Rep. David Rible [R] have introduced a bill that would Establish a three-year nonpublic school pupil transportation pilot program in Lakewood School District to provide funding to consortium of nonpublic schools that will assume responsibility for district's mandated nonpublic school busing. Under the bill, (New Jersey Assembly Bill 3652) the Commissioner of Education will designate one eligible district to participate in the pilot program. The bill defines an eligible district as a school district which in the most recent school year prior to the effective date of the bill supplied transportation to more than 5,000 pupils residing in the school
district in going to and from any remote school other than a public school pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.18A:39-1. Under this definition, only the Lakewood School District would meet the criteria. The bill provides that the pilot program would first be applicable in the 2016-2017 school year. Read Bill HERE
Assemblyman Rep. Sean Kean [R]Rep. David Rible [R] have introduced a bill that would Establish a three-year nonpublic school pupil transportation pilot program in Lakewood School District to provide funding to consortium of nonpublic schools that will assume responsibility for district's mandated nonpublic school busing. Under the bill, (New Jersey Assembly Bill 3652) the Commissioner of Education will designate one eligible district to participate in the pilot program. The bill defines an eligible district as a school district which in the most recent school year prior to the effective date of the bill supplied transportation to more than 5,000 pupils residing in the school
district in going to and from any remote school other than a public school pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.18A:39-1. Under this definition, only the Lakewood School District would meet the criteria. The bill provides that the pilot program would first be applicable in the 2016-2017 school year. Read Bill HERE