New Jersey A 1688: Requires inclusion of information about discriminatory housing practices in Truth in Renting Guide.

Bill Text

A1688 

ASSEMBLY, No. 1688 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

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PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman VERLINA REYNOLDS-JACKSON

District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)

Assemblyman ANTHONY S. VERRELLI

District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblyman Venezia

SYNOPSIS

���� Requires minimum of one school bus aide for every 15 
special needs students on school bus.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT 

���� Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative 
Counsel.

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An Act concerning school bus aides and supplementing chapter 
39 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes. 

���� Be It 
Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of 
the State of New Jersey:

���� 1.��� a.� A board of education 
or a contractor that provides pupil transportation services under contract with 
a board of education shall ensure that a school bus has on board at least one 
school bus aide for every 15 students with special needs.� The aide-to-student 
ratio shall be maintained at all times when a school bus is transporting 
students with special needs or a combination of students with special needs and 
general education students. 

���� b.��� As used in this section, 
�student with special needs� means a student who is classified as eligible for 
special education programs and services, but shall not include a student who is 
classified as eligible for special education programs and services solely on 
the basis of a �specific learning disability,� as the term is defined in the 
federal "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act," 20 U.S.C. 
s.1400 et seq.

���� 2.��� This act shall take 
effect immediately and shall first apply to the first full school year 
following the date of enactment.

STATEMENT

���� This bill requires a board of education or a 
contracted service provider that provides pupil transportation services to 
ensure that a school bus has on board at least one school bus aide for every 15 
students with special needs.� The bill requires this aide-to-student ratio to 
be maintained at all times when a school bus is transporting students with 
special needs or a combination of students with special needs and general 
education students.

���� For purposes of this bill, a 
�student with special needs� is a student who is classified as eligible for 
special education programs and services, but does not include a student who is 
classified as eligible for special education programs and services solely on 
the basis of a �specific learning disability,� as that term is defined in the 
federal �Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.�