S.3144

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

Introduced·5/6/24
Introduced Text

New Jersey S3144 requires school bus drivers to undergo biannual drug and alcohol testing.

New Jersey S3144 mandates that all drivers of buses or other vehicles used by a board of education or by a private or parochial school for the transportation of pupils to and from school must submit to unannounced medical testing twice each school year for the presence of alcohol, narcotics, or habit-producing drugs. The employing board of education or contractor will determine the timing of the medical testing and will receive the results of the medical testing.

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Where it stands

Current
Education Committee
Next
Session adjourned — paused until it reconvenes

Sponsors

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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

History

May 6, 2024

Senate

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee