S 2456

[First Reprint]
SENATE, No. 2456
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
222nd LEGISLATURE
�
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Senator ANTHONY M. BUCCO
District 25 (Morris and Passaic)
Senator PATRICK J. DIEGNAN, JR.
District 18 (Middlesex)
Co-Sponsored by:
Senators Corrado, Singleton, McKnight, Moriarty, Holzapfel,
Burgess, Henry and Beach
SYNOPSIS
���� Requires school bus drivers and school bus aides to
call 911 emergency line in potential life-threatening emergencies; requires
certain school buses transporting students with disabilities to be equipped
with certain safety features.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
���� As reported by the Senate Budget and Appropriations
Committee on June 24, 2026, with amendments.
��
An Act
concerning school bus safety, amending various
parts of the statutory law, supplementing chapter 39 of Title 18A of the New
Jersey Statutes and Title 39 of the Revised Statutes, and making an
appropriation.
���� Be It
Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of
the State of New Jersey:
���� 1.� Section 1 of P.L.2018,
c.160 (C.18A:39-19.1a) is amended to read as follows:
���� 1. a.� As used in this
section, "employer" means a board of education or a contractor that
provides pupil transportation services under contract with a board of
education.
���� b.��� An employer shall ensure
that all school bus drivers [and] 1[,] and1 school
bus aides1[, and other
school bus personnel subject to the provisions of sections 4 through 6 of
P.L.��� , c.����
(C.        ) (pending before the
Legislature as this bill)]1
are properly trained for the functions of their positions.
���� c.���� An employer shall
administer a safety education program for all permanent and substitute school
bus drivers [and] 1[,] and1 school
bus aides1[, and other
school bus personnel subject to the provisions of sections 4 through 6 of
P.L.��� , c.���� (C.������� ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill)]1
that it employs.� At a minimum, the training shall include:
���� (1)�� student management and
discipline;
���� (2)�� school bus accident and
emergency procedures;
���� (3)�� conducting school bus
emergency exit drills;
���� (4)�� loading and unloading
procedures;
���� (5)�� school bus stop loading
zone safety;
���� (6)�� inspecting the school
vehicle for students left on board at the end of a route; 1[and]1
���� (7)�� the use of a student's
education records, including the employee's responsibility to ensure the
privacy of the student and the student's records, if applicable1; and
���� (8)�� understanding
behaviors or other signs that may indicate circumstances in which a potential
life-threatening emergency, as defined in section 4 of P.L.��� , c.����
(C.������� ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill), is occurring on a
school bus1.
���� d.��� In addition to the
training requirements in subsection c. of this section, an employer shall
administer to school bus drivers a safety education program that includes
defensive driving techniques and railroad crossing procedures.
���� e.���� The employer shall
administer the safety education program set forth in subsections c. and d. of
this section twice per calendar year.
���� 1f.�� An
employer shall require a school bus driver and school bus aide to file a
certification with the employer that the individual has completed the training
program within five days of its completion.� The employer shall retain a copy
of the certification for the duration of the individual�s employment.� A board
of education shall forward a copy of the certification to the Department of
Education.� A contractor providing pupil transportation services under contract
with a board of education shall forward a copy of the certification to the
board of education to which the contractor is providing services, and the board
shall then forward the certification to the Department of Education.1
(cf: P.L.2018, c.160, s.1)
���� 2.� Section 1 of P.L.2015,
c.123 (C.18A:39-19.2) is amended to read as follows:
���� 1.��� The Commissioner of
Education shall develop a training program for school bus drivers [and] 1[,] and1 school
bus aides1[, and other
school bus personnel subject to the provisions of sections 4 through 6 of
P.L.��� , c.���� (C.������� ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill)]1
on proper procedures for interacting with students with [special needs] disabilities.�
The training program shall include, but 1[need]1
not be limited to, the following:
���� a.���� appropriate behavior
management;
���� b.��� effective communication;
���� c.���� use and operation of
adaptive equipment; [and]
���� d.��� understanding behaviors
that may be related to specific disabilities; and
���� e.���� understanding
behaviors or other signs that may indicate circumstances in which a potential
life-threatening emergency, as defined in section 4 of P.L.��� , c.����
(C.������� ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill), is occurring on a
school bus 1[transporting
one or more students with disabilities]1.
���� The commissioner shall make
the training program available to boards of education and school bus
contractors providing pupil transportation services under contract with boards
of education no later than one year following the effective date of [this act] P.L.2015,
c.123 (C.18A:39-19.2 et seq.).� The training program shall be updated to
include information on understanding behaviors or other signs that may indicate
circumstances in which a potential life-threatening emergency is occurring on a
school bus 1[transporting
one or more students with disabilities,]1and
1be1 made
available to school districts, no later than 180 days following
the effective date of P.L. ,
c.���� (C.������� ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill).
(cf: P.L.2015, c.123, s.1)
���� 3.� Section 2 of P.L.2015,
c.123 (C.18A:39-19.3) is amended to read as follows:
���� 2. a. (1) An employer
shall administer the training program developed pursuant to section 1 of [this act] P.L.2015,
c.123 (C.18A:39-19.2) to all school bus drivers and school bus aides that
it employs. �In the case of an individual who is employed prior to the
development and availability of the training program, the employer shall
administer the training program to the individual no later than 180 days after
the training program is made available by the commissioner.� In the case of an
individual who is employed after the development and availability of the
training program, the employer shall administer the training program to the
individual prior to that individual operating a school bus or serving as an
aide on a school bus.
���� (2)� 1[An employer
shall also administer the training program developed pursuant to section 1 of
P.L.2015, c.123 (C.18A:39-19.2) to all other school bus personnel subject to
the provisions of sections 4 through 6 of P.L.��� , c.���� (C.������� )
(pending before the Legislature as this bill). �In the case of an individual
who is already working, and is otherwise responsible for the safety of
students, on a school bus transporting one or more students with disabilities
upon the enactment of P.L.��� , c.���� (C.���� ���) (pending before the
Legislature as this bill), the employer shall administer the training program
to the individual no later than 90 days following the update to the training
program to include information on understanding behaviors or other signs that
may indicate circumstances in which a potential life-threatening emergency is
occurring.� In the case of an individual who works, and is otherwise
responsible for the safety of students, on a school bus transporting one or
more students with disabilities after the enactment of P.L.��� , c.����
(C.������� ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill), the employer shall administer
the training program to the individual prior to that individual first working,
and engaging in responsibilities related to the safety of students, on a school
bus transporting one or more students with disabilities.
����� (3)]1� Following
the initial administration of the training program pursuant to 1[paragraphs] paragraph1 (1)
1[and (2)]1 of
this subsection, an employer shall administer the training program twice per
calendar year.
���� b.��� An employer shall
require [that] a school bus
driver [or] 1[,] and a1 school
bus aide1[, or any
other individual employed as a school bus personnel member]1 to
file a certification with the employer that the individual has completed the
training program within five business days of its completion.� The employer
shall retain a copy of the certification for the duration of the individual's
employment [,
and shall forward a copy of the certification to the Department of Education] .� A board
of education shall forward a copy of the certification to the Department of
Education.� A contractor providing pupil transportation services under contract
with a board of education shall forward a copy of the certification to the
board of education to which the contractor is providing services, and the board
shall then forward the certification to the Department of Education.
���� c.���� As used in this
section, "employer" means a board of education or a contractor that
provides pupil transportation services under contract with a board of
education.
(cf: P.L.2015, c.123, s.2)
���� 4.� (New section)� As used in
sections 5 through 6 of P.L.��� , c.��� (C.������� ) (pending before the
Legislature as this bill):
���� �Department� the means
Department of Education.
���� �Potential life-threatening
emergency� means a situation in which a prudent person could reasonably believe
that immediate intervention is necessary to protect the life of a student with 1[disabilities] a
disability1
being transported on a school bus, or to protect the lives of other students on
the school bus, from a possible medical or behavioral emergency, or a possible
immediate threat or actual occurrence of a fatal injury, impairment to bodily
functions, or dysfunction of a bodily organ or part.
���� �School bus� means the same as
that term is defined in R.S.39:1-
1.�
���� 1[�School bus
personnel� means a school bus driver, school bus aide, and any other individual
who works, and is otherwise responsible for the safety of students, on a school
bus.]1
���� 5.� (New section)� a.� 1[School bus
personnel]
A school bus driver and a school bus aide1 shall be required to call
the 911 emergency telephone service for assistance in the event of a potential life-threatening
emergency on the school bus.� 1[School bus
personnel]
A school bus driver and a school bus aide1 shall report that call to
the department, in accordance with policies and procedures established by
regulation pursuant to section 7 of P.L.    , c.���
(C.������� ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill).� A board of education,
or a school bus contractor providing pupil transportation services under
contract with a board of education, as applicable, that employs 1[school bus
personnel]
school bus drivers or school bus aides1, as well as the department,
shall maintain a record of the calls made pursuant to this section and in
accordance with the policies and procedures established by regulation pursuant
to section 7 of P.L.��� , c.��� (C.�� ) (pending before the Legislature as this
bill).
���� b.� A board of education, or a
school bus contractor providing pupil transportation services under contract
with a board of education, as applicable, shall ensure that appropriate
training is provided to 1[school bus
personnel]
school bus drivers and school bus aides1, to effectuate the
purposes of subsection a. of this section, which training shall include the safety
education program required pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2018, c.160
(C.18A:39-19.1a) and the training program developed pursuant to section 1 of
P.L.2015, c.123 (C.18A:39-19.2).� A board of education or school bus contractor
that fails to comply with the provisions of this subsection shall be subject to
the applicable penalties enumerated in N.J.S.18A:39-20.
���� 6.� (New section)� a.� The
parent or guardian of a student who believes that a 1[school bus
personnel member]
school bus driver or a school bus aide1 violated the provisions of
section 5 of P.L.��� , c.��� (C.������� ) (pending before the Legislature as
this bill), may file a complaint with the department, in accordance with
procedures established by regulation pursuant to section 7 of
P.L.    , c.    (C.        ) (pending
before the Legislature as this bill).� The department shall investigate all
complaints filed pursuant to this section in order to determine if a 1[school bus
personnel member]
school bus driver or a school bus aide1 violated the provisions of
section 5 of P.L.��� , c.��� (C.������� ) (pending before the Legislature as
this bill).
���� b.� 1(1)1� If the
department finds 1,
after notice and opportunity for a hearing in accordance with procedures set
forth in State Board of Education regulations,1 that a 1[school bus
personnel member violates]
school bus driver or a school bus aide violated1 the
provisions of section 5 of P.L.��� , c.��� (C.������� ) (pending before the
Legislature as this bill), the 1[school bus
personnel member]
school bus driver or school bus aide1 shall be liable to a civil
penalty of 1[$5,000] $2,5001 for the
first offense, 1[$10,000] $5,0001 for the
second offense, and 1[$25,000] $10,0001 for the
third and each subsequent offense, to be sued for and collected in a summary
proceeding by the Commissioner of Education pursuant to the �Penalty
Enforcement Law of 1999,� P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.).
���� 1(2)�
A school bus driver and a school bus aide accused of violating the provisions
of section 5 of P.L.��� , c.��� (C.������� ) (pending before the Legislature as
this bill) shall be entitled to representation throughout the course of any
investigation conducted, or hearing held, pursuant to the provisions of this
section.� Representation utilized pursuant to this section shall include
representation by a union representative or legal counsel provided by a union.
���� (3)� Whenever a hearing is
held pursuant to the provisions of this section, the burden of proof shall be
on the department, and it shall be an affirmative defense to any claim under
this section that the school bus driver or school bus aide accused of violating
the provisions of section 5 of P.L.��� , c.��� (C.������� ) (pending before the
Legislature as this bill) acted reasonably and in good faith based upon the
totality of the circumstances.1
���� c.� 1A
school bus driver or a school bus aide found to have violated the provisions of
section 5 of P.L.��� , c.��� (C.������� ) (pending before the Legislature as
this bill) due to failure by an employing board of education or school bus
contractor to administer the safety education program required pursuant to
section 1 of P.L.2018, c.160 (C.18A:39-19.1a) or the training program developed
pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2015, c.123 (C.18A:39-19.2) shall not be subject
to the loss of employment.
���� d.1 �The department
shall maintain a record of all instances in which a school bus personnel member
is found to have violated the provisions of section 5 of P.L.��� , c.���
(C.������� ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill).�
���� 7.� (New section) The 1[Commissioner] State
Board1
of Education, pursuant to the �Administrative Procedure Act,� P.L.1968, c.410
(C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to effectuate
the provisions of sections 4 through 6 of P.L.��� , c.��� (C.������� ) (pending
before the Legislature as this bill).
���� 8.� N.J.S.18A:39-20 is amended
to read as follows:
���� 18A:39-20.� No board of
education or contractor shall approve or assign an individual, as a driver or
substitute driver of a school bus 1or
as a school bus aide1,
without first complying with the provisions of this chapter, and any person
violating, or failing to comply with 1[such] any1
provisions shall be subject to a fine of:
���� a.���� not more than $5,000
for each driver unlawfully approved or assigned for the first offense;
���� b.��� not more than $10,000
for each driver unlawfully approved or assigned for the second offense; and
���� c.���� not more than $15,000
for each driver unlawfully approved or assigned for a third and each subsequent
offense.
���� 1[The fines
enumerated in this section shall also apply to a board of education or
contractor approving or assigning a school bus aide or any other school bus
personnel member subject to the provisions of sections 4 through 6 of P.L.��� ,
c.���� (C.������� ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill), without
first ensuring that the school bus aide or other school bus personnel member is
properly administered the safety education program required pursuant to section
1 of P.L.2018, c.160 (C.18A:39-19.1a) and that the training program developed
pursuant to section 1 of P.L.2015, c.123 (C.18A:39-19.2) is administered to the
school bus aide or other school bus personnel member in accordance with section
2 of P.L.2015, c.123 (C.18A:39-19.3).]1
���� It shall not be a defense to
avoid liability under this section that a board of education or contractor
unknowingly failed to comply with the provisions of this chapter.
(cf: P.L.2021, c.306, s.1)
���� 9.� �Section 3 of P.L.1999,
c.5 (C.39:3B-20) is amended to read as follows:
���� 3.��� As used in [this act] the
�School Bus Enhanced Safety Inspection Act,� P.L.1999, c.5 (C.39:3B-18 et seq.):
���� ["Director" means the
Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles in the Department of Transportation] �Chief
Administrator� means the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle
Commission;
���� ["Division" means the
Division of Motor Vehicles in the Department of Transportation] �Commission�
means the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission;
���� "In-terminal
inspection" means an inspection conducted by the [Division of
Motor Vehicles]
New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission at the operator's terminal of any
motor vehicle required to meet the safety regulations for school buses adopted
by the Department of Transportation pursuant to [R.S.39:3B-5] section 6
of P.L.1965, c.119 (C.39:3B-5) and section 1 of P.L.1986, c.92 [(C.18A:3B-5.4)] (C.39:3B-5.4)
and vehicle emissions standards established for engine type pursuant to
R.S.39:8-2 and section 3 of P.L.1995, c.157 (C.39:8-61);
���� "Operator" means the
owner or person responsible for the day to day operation and maintenance of
school buses;
���� "School bus" means
all Type I and Type II school buses as defined in R.S.39:1-1 and school buses
retired pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1986, c.92 (C.39:3B-5.4), under the
jurisdiction of the [division] commission.
(cf: P.L.1999, c.5, s.3)
���� 10.� Section 4 of P.L.1999,
c.5 (C.39:3B-21) is amended to read as follows:
���� 4. a. The chief administrator
shall establish a school bus enhanced safety inspection program which shall
include, but not be limited to, the following elements:
���� (1)�� an in-terminal school
bus inspection program which provides for the semi-annual or annual inspection
of school buses by commission inspectors.� Each in-terminal school bus inspection
conducted pursuant to this paragraph shall provide for the inspection of the equipment
required to be installed on school buses that transport one or more students
with disabilities with special transportation requirements pursuant to the
provisions of section 13 of P.L.��� , c.��� (C.������� ) (pending before the
Legislature as this bill);
���� (2)�� standards and
requirements pertaining to the equipment, maintenance, and repair of school
buses subject to inspection pursuant to [this
act] the
�School Bus Enhanced Safety Inspection Act,� P.L.1999, c.5 (C.39:3B-18 et seq.);
all in-terminal inspections, including those involving diesel vehicles, shall
include an emission inspection to determine whether that vehicle meets the
State's emission specifications and standards;
���� (3)�� standards and
requirements pertaining to the establishment and maintenance of school bus
maintenance, repair, and inspection records for all school buses in the
operator's fleet; and
���� (4)�� standards and
requirements pertaining to the establishment and maintenance of driver
employment records, including records which demonstrate a driver's compliance
with all statutory and regulatory requirements for authorization to operate a
school bus, and any other records and credentials deemed necessary by the chief
administrator for school bus drivers employed by the operator.� The records
shall be made available to commission inspectors during each in-terminal
inspection.
���� b.��� If an operator does not
have adequate terminal facilities to allow for a proper and thorough
in-terminal inspection, the chief administrator shall designate an in-lieu-of
terminal site and direct the operator to present [his] the operator�s buses and
records to that site for inspection on such terms and conditions as determined
by the chief administrator.
���� c.���� The time and location
of any inspection or reinspection conducted pursuant to this section shall be
determined by the chief administrator.� Unless an owner agrees to a different
time schedule, the chief administrator shall schedule a reinspection within three
days of the date of the inspection that necessitated the reinspection.
���� d.��� As used in this
section, �students with disabilities with special transportation requirements�
means students who are included in the variable P2 of subsection a. of section
15 of P.L.2007, c.260 (C.18A:7F-57).
(cf: P.L.2009, c.331, s.3)
���� 11.� Section 5 of P.L.1999,
c.5 (C.39:3B-22) is amended to read as follows:
���� 5.��� a.�� Any operator who
violates the standards for driver employment records established pursuant to
subsection a. of section 4 of [this
act] P.L.1999,
c.5 (C.39:3B-21), or who fails to retain proper records for inspection as
required, or who fails to make available any record or document required at the
time of inspection, or who falsifies any record, or who fails to present or
otherwise make available any school bus or buses due for inspection, as
requested by an examiner, unless notification of the intent to withhold a bus
or buses from an examiner is made in writing at least 24 hours prior to the
scheduled inspection, shall be fined not less than $50 and not more than $500
per violation, in accordance with a schedule of fines to be established by the [director] chief
administrator.� The [director] chief
administrator shall waive the requirement of notice upon a showing of good
cause by an operator.� A bus withheld from an examiner pursuant to this section
shall be inspected within 30 days of the date of the originally scheduled
inspection, unless otherwise agreed by the operator and the [director] chief
administrator. The operator shall be responsible for all fines.
���� Nothing in this subsection
shall be deemed to preclude any other enforcement actions provided by law.
���� b.��� Any fine imposed
pursuant to the provisions of this section may be collected, with costs, in a
summary proceeding pursuant to ["the
penalty enforcement law," N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq.] the �Penalty Enforcement Law
of 1999,� P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.).� The Superior Court or
municipal court of the county or municipality in which the violation occurs or
in which the operator resides or has a place of business or principal office in
this State, shall have jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of ["the
penalty enforcement law"]
the �Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999,� P.L.1999, c.274 (C.2A:58-10 et seq.)
in connection with any violation of [this
act] the
�School Bus Enhanced Safety Inspection Act,� P.L.1999, c.5 (C.39:3B-18 et seq.).
���� The [director] chief
administrator or any duly authorized representative of the [director] chief
administrator may issue a summons and complaint returnable in any court of
competent jurisdiction for a violation of [this
act] the
�School Bus Enhanced Safety Inspection Act,� P.L.1999, c.5 (C.39:3B-18 et seq.)
or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to [this
act] the
�School Bus Enhanced Safety Inspection Act,� P.L.1999, c.5 (C.39:3B-18 et seq.).�
A municipal, county, or State prosecutor is authorized to assist the [director] chief
administrator in the enforcement of [this
act] the
�School Bus Enhanced Safety Inspection Act,� P.L.1999, c.5 (C.39:3B-18 et seq.).�
The [director] chief
administrator may institute an action in the Superior Court for injunctive
relief to prevent or restrain any violation of [this act] the
�School Bus Enhanced Safety Inspection Act,� P.L.1999, c.5 (C.39:3B-18 et seq.),
or any rule or regulation adopted, or any administrative or judicial order
issued, pursuant to [this
act] the
�School Bus Enhanced Safety Inspection Act,� P.L.1999, c.5 (C.39:3B-18 et seq.).
���� c.���� Any officer charged
with the enforcement of State and municipal laws is authorized to assist the [director] chief
administrator or any duly authorized representative of the [director] chief
administrator in the enforcement of the provisions of [this act] the
�School Bus Enhanced Safety Inspection Act,� P.L.1999, c.5 (C.39:3B-18 et seq.),
or any rule or regulation adopted, or any administrative or judicial order
issued, pursuant to [this
act] the
�School Bus Enhanced Safety Inspection Act,� P.L.1999, c.5 (C.39:3B-18 et seq.).
(cf: P.L.1999, c.5, s.5)
���� 12.� (New section)� As used in
sections 13 through 15 of P.L.    , c.    (C.        ) (pending
before the Legislature as this bill), �students with disabilities with special
transportation requirements� means students who are included in the variable P2
of subsection a. of section 15 of P.L.2007, c.26 (C.18A:7F-57).
���� 13.� �(New section)� a.� (1)
Every school bus, as defined in R.S.39:1-1, that transports one or more
students with disabilities with special transportation requirements shall be
equipped with:
���� (a)� a video camera on the
interior of the school bus to monitor student safety while the students are
being transported;
���� (b)� a global positioning
system that provides information about the location and speed of each school
bus in real time; and
���� (c)� two-way communications
equipment, which may include, but not be limited to, a cellular or other
wireless telephone.
���� (2)� Each in-terminal school
bus inspection conducted pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection a. of section
4 of P.L.1999, c.5 (C.39:3B-21) shall provide for the inspection of the
equipment required to be installed under paragraph (1) of this subsection.
���� b.��� Notwithstanding the
provisions of this section, a school bus driver shall comply with the
provisions of section 1 of P.L.2002, c.120 (C.39:3B-25) while operating a
school bus.
���� c.���� (1)� Any video footage
collected from a video camera and any global positioning system data collected
from the global positioning system pursuant to this section shall not be
considered a government record pursuant to P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.), P.L.2001,
c.404 (C.47:1A-5 et al.) or the common law concerning access to government
records.
���� (2)� Notwithstanding the
provisions of any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, any video footage
collected from a video camera and any global positioning system data collected
from the global positioning system installed pursuant to this section shall be
retained for not less than 180 days from the date it was recorded.
���� 14.� (New section)� Subject to
the availability of funds, including funds appropriated pursuant to section 16
of P.L.��� , c.��� (C.������� ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill),
a board of education and a contractor that provides pupil transportation
services under contract with a board of education that is required to install
equipment on a school bus used to transport one or more students with
disabilities with special transportation requirements pursuant to section 13 of
P.L.��� , c.��� (C.�� �����) (pending before the Legislature as this bill) may
apply to the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission for funds, in a manner to be
determined by the Chief Administrator, to purchase and install the equipment.
���� 15.� (New section)� The 1[Commissioner] State
Board1
of Education, in consultation with the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission,
shall promulgate, pursuant to the �Administrative Procedure Act,� P.L.1968,
c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations concerning: the installation
and use of video cameras, global positioning systems, and two-way
communications equipment as required pursuant to section 13 of� P.L.��� ,��
c.��� (C.        ) (pending before
the Legislature as this bill) on school buses that transport students with disabilities
with special transportation requirements; the use and retention of data
collected from the global positioning systems; and the use and retention of
video footage from the video cameras.
���� 16.� (New section)� There is
appropriated from the General Fund to the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission
such sums as are necessary to effectuate the provisions of sections 13 and 14
of
P.L.    , c.    (C.        ) (pending
before the Legislature as this bill), as certified by the Chief Administrator
of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission and subject to the approval of the
Director of Budget and Accounting in the Department of Treasury.
���� 17.� Sections 1 through 8 and
sections 15 and 16 of this act shall take effect immediately.� Sections 9
through 14 of this act shall take effect on the first day of the first full
fiscal year next following the date of enactment.� The Commissioner of
Education, in consultation with the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor
Vehicle Commission, may take such anticipatory actions as may be necessary for
the timely implementation of section 13 of this act.