TRAINING PROGRAMS 1. The contractor will ensure and take all necessary steps to ensure that drivers and aides are properly trained to perform their duties. 2. The contractor shall administer a safety education program for all permanent and substitute drivers and bus aides. 3. Drivers and aides will be required to participate in scheduled school bus evacuation drills. 4. The contractor must provide drivers and aides with training which addresses the issues of students who are hidden and/or sleeping on school vehicles. • The contractor will ensure that drivers and aides are properly trained to perform their duties. • The contractor shall administer a safety education program for all permanent and substitute drivers and bus aides • The Lakewood Board of Education requires training for new drivers, substitute drivers and aides. 5. In accordance with P.L. 2015, c.123, the Department of Education has developed a training program for school bus drivers and school bus aides on appropriate procedures for interacting with students with special needs. Training materials developed to satisfy the requirements of N.J.S.A. 18A:39-19.2 and 3 are now available on the Department’s Student Transportation webpage. The online materials consist of a video, a question-and-answer document, a certificate template that demonstrates the driver/aide has completed the training, and a student information card. The contractor shall ensure compliance with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 18A:39-19.2 and 3 governing the training of school bus drivers and aides, and shall annually submit required documents to the county superintendents of school on or before August 31 or upon employment for newly hired drivers and/or aides. TRAINING--SAFETY EDUCATION—DRIVERS AND BUS AIDES--N.J.S.A. 18A:39-19.1 (a) This law requires safety education training twice per calendar year for school bus drivers and school bus aides including at a minimum: Student management and discipline. School bus accident and emergency procedures. Conducting school bus emergency exit drills. Loading and unloading procedures. School bus stops loading zone safety. Inspecting the school vehicle for students left on board at the end of the route. The use of student’s education records, including the employee’s responsibility to ensure the privacy of the student and the student’s records, if applicable. Administering a safety education program to school bus drivers including defensive driving techniques and railroad crossing procedures. A4345—P.L. 2018 c.160 TRANSFER OF CONTRACT The successful contractor agrees to notify the Transportation Coordinator or his/her designee in writing, when the firm, company, partnership, or business is sold forty-five (45) days prior to the signing of the contract sale. The contractor (seller) agrees to require the purchaser to execute PUPIL TRANSPORTATION CONTRACT TRANSFER AGREEMENT for each route and specifications as well as bonding. Affirmative Action Forms and other requirements of the law including rules, regulations and procedures of the State of New Jersey Department of Education and the Lakewood Board of Education. It is further agreed the purchaser will not service any route until the proper district resolution, affirming the transfer of all routes are adopted and contracts are properly transferred to the name of the new owner. Whenever a contractor has entered into or intends to enter into an agreement to sell or assign to a purchaser all of the contractors’ rights and liabilities with respect to the transportation contract between Lakewood Board of Education and the contractor, such assignments require the approval of both the Lakewood Board of Education and purchaser. The transfer shall impose no additional cost to the Lakewood Board of Education. All terms of the original contract shall remain in effect. The assignment between the Board of Education and purchaser provides: • Affirmative action documentation; • Certificate of insurance; • Corporate surety (performance bond); • Iran Disclosure Form; • Stockholders/ownership disclosure statement; and • Other documents that may be required by the board of education. The prescribed pupil transportation contract transfer agreement shall be completed for each contract. The transfer must be approved by the Lakewood Board of Education. TRIPS The direction of the vehicle shall be the safest most direct route to and from the destination.
