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School Bus Drivers and Aides Annual Certification
New Jersey Administrative Code requires that in each school year, prior to the beginning of transportation of school pupils under a contract awarded by a board of education, the contractor shall furnish to the county superintendent the name, social security number, and certification of a valid school bus driver's license and criminal background check, and evidence of a check for the driver's record of alcohol and drug-related motor vehicle violations pursuant to section 6 of P.L.1989, c.104 (C.18A:39-19.1) of each driver or substitute driver to be assigned to any vehicle in the performance of his contract.
- To include school bus aides
- Certification documentation must be submitted prior to August 31st of the current school year in packet format by individual driver and aide
- This requirement also applies to all drivers and aides that are newly hired during the course of the school year
Forms that must be submitted within the annual certification include:
- Annual School Bus Driver Certification Transmittal Form
- The district/contractor code number issued by the Office of Student Protection must be used when completing this form
- Annual School Bus Driver Certification Roster
- Annual School Bus Aide Certification Roster
- Motor Vehicle Commission driver abstract
- Print date cannot exceed 90 days of submission
- Evidence of criminal history approval
- Print date cannot exceed 90 days of submission
- Required Training for School Bus Driver and Aide Certificate
- Two required for each driver and aide per calendar year
- School bus driver and aide training certificate form for transporting students with special needs
- One required for each driver and aide per calendar year