A543

Requires school bus drivers to submit to biannual testing for drugs and alcohol.

Introduced·1/13/26
Introduced Text

New Jersey A543 requires school bus drivers to undergo biannual drug and alcohol testing.

New Jersey A543 mandates that school bus drivers submit to unannounced medical testing twice each school year for alcohol, narcotics, or habit-forming drugs. The employing board of education or contractor will determine the timing of the testing and receive the results. A driver is immediately ineligible to operate a school bus if the test results disqualify them or if they refuse to submit to testing.

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Education Committee
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History

Jan 13

Assembly

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Education Committee