New Jersey § 18a:39-11

§ 18a:39-11.

a. The Commissioner of Education shall identify and publish a list of local school

boards of education, educational services commissions, county special services school

districts, and any other established agencies providing cooperative transportation

services. b. Any school district responsible for the transportation of pupils to and from a

school, other than a local district school, pursuant to N.J.S.18A:39-1 which transports pupils to a county vocational school and pupils classified pursuant

to chapter 46 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes shall utilize one of the agencies

identified by the commissioner for the transportation of the pupils. Transportation by one of the agencies shall not be required when the local district

can provide transportation at a lower cost than those agencies, or the transportation

to be provided by one of the agencies does not fall within the policies of the resident

school district regarding length of ride and assignment of students to a route based

on student age or classification. c. (1) A board of education shall bid or coordinate nonpublic school transportation services

with another school district or a cooperative transportation services agency in accordance

with criteria established by the commissioner. (2) Any school district which has in the prior year provided payments in lieu of transportation

for any nonpublic school pupil pursuant to N.J.S.18A:39-1 , or which cannot provide transportation in the ensuing school year in accordance with the commissioner's criteria, shall attempt to provide transportation through an agency identified by the commissioner

prior to determining to pay aid in lieu of transportation. The school district shall provide to the agency any unique limitations or restrictions

of the required transportation. If the costs to provide transportation by the agency identified by the commissioner

are less than the in-lieu-of payments, the agency shall provide transportation. The school district shall make the determination on the manner in which transportation

services shall be provided and shall notify the nonpublic school and the parent or

guardian of the nonpublic school pupil by August 1 prior to the beginning of the school

year. For the purposes of this subsection, “ costs to provide transportation ” shall not include any administrative fee charged by the agency. If the sum of the costs to provide transportation plus any administrative fee charged

by the agency exceeds on a per pupil basis the maximum amount for nonpublic school

transportation established pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1981, c. 57 ( C.18A:39-1a ), the board of education may apply to the commissioner for that portion which exceeds

the maximum amount. d. The county superintendents shall : (1) assist local boards of education and the chief school administrators of nonpublic

schools in coordinating the calendars and schedules of the public and nonpublic schools

to facilitate the coordination of transportation of pupils to and from school in their

respective county : (2) arbitrate any disputes between local boards of education and the chief school

administrators of nonpublic schools regarding pupil transportation; and (3) convene a meeting, at least once a year, of representatives of all public and

nonpublic schools in the county to discuss issues related to pupil transportation .