18A:39-3 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY CHECKLIST Compiled by the NJ State Law Library LAWS OF: 2001 CHAPTER: 111 NJSA: 18A:39-3 (Pupil transportation—bids) BILL NO: S1250 (Substituted for A1217) SPONSOR(S): Palaia and Kyrillos DATE INTRODUCED: May 11, 2000 COMMITTEE: ASSEMBLY: ---- SENATE: Education AMENDED DURING PASSAGE: Yes DATE OF PASSAGE: ASSEMBLY: March 26, 2001 SENATE: May 10, 2001 DATE OF APPROVAL: June 21, 2001 FOLLOWING ARE ATTACHED IF AVAILABLE: FINAL TEXT OF BILL (1st reprint enacted) (Amendments during passage denoted by superscript numbers) S1250 SPONSORS STATEMENT: (Begins on page 3 of original bill) Yes COMMITTEE STATEMENT: ASSEMBLY: No SENATE: Yes FLOOR AMENDMENT STATEMENTS: No LEGISLATIVE FISCAL ESTIMATE: No A1217 SPONSORS STATEMENT: (Begins on page 3 of original bill) Yes Bill and Sponsors Statement identical to S1250 COMMITTEE STATEMENT: ASSEMBLY: Yes SENATE: No FLOOR AMENDMENT STATEMENT: Yes LEGISLATIVE FISCAL ESTIMATE: No FINAL VERSION (2ND reprint): Yes VETO MESSAGE: No GOVERNOR’S PRESS RELEASE ON SIGNING: Yes FOLLOWING WERE PRINTED: To check for circulating copies, contact New Jersey State Government Publications at the State Library (609) 278-2640 ext.103 or mailto:refdesk@njstatelib.org REPORTS: No HEARINGS: No NEWSPAPER ARTICLES: No SENATE, No. 1250 STATE OF NEW JERSEY 209th LEGISLATURE INTRODUCED MAY 11, 2000 Sponsored by: Senator JOSEPH A. PALAIA District 11 (Monmouth) Senator JOSEPH M. KYRILLOS, JR. District 13 (Middlesex and Monmouth) SYNOPSIS Provides an exemption from advertising of annual extensions of pupil transportation contract bids if increase is not greater than CPI. CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT As introduced. (Sponsorship Updated As Of: 2/27/2001) S1250 PALAIA, KYRILLOS 2 1 AN ACT concerning pupil transportation and amending 2 N.J.S.18A:39-3. 3 4 BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State 5 of New Jersey: 6 7 1. N.J.S.18A:39-3 is amended to read as follows: 8 18A:39-3. a. No contract for the transportation of pupils to and 9 from school shall be made, when the amount to be paid during the 10 school year for such transportation shall exceed $7,500.00 or the 11 amount determined pursuant to subsection b. of this section, and have 12 the approval of the county superintendent of schools, unless the board 13 of education making such contract shall have first publicly advertised 14 for bids therefor in a newspaper published in the district or, if no 15 newspaper is published therein, in a newspaper circulating in the 16 district, once, at least 10 days prior to the date fixed for receiving 17 proposals for such transportation, and shall have awarded the contract 18 to the lowest responsible bidder. 19 Nothing in this chapter shall require the advertisement and letting 20 on proposals or bids of annual extensions, approved by the county 21 superintendent, of any contract for transportation entered into through 22 competitive bidding when-- 23 (1) Such annual extensions impose no additional cost upon the 24 board of education, regardless of the fact that the route description has 25 changed; or 26 (2) The increase in the original contractual amount as a result of 27 such extensions does not exceed [30% thereof] the rise in the 28 Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers in the New York City 29 and Philadelphia areas as reported by the United States Department of 30 Labor, regardless of the fact that the route description has changed or 31 an aide has been added or removed; or 32 (3) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1982, c.74.) 33 (4) The increase in the original contractual amount as a result of an 34 extension exceeds [30% thereof] the rise in the Consumer Price Index 35 for all urban consumers in the New York City and Philadelphia areas 36 as reported by the United States Department of Labor, but the 37 following apply to the extensions: 38 (a) The increase is directly attributable to a route change to 39 accommodate new student riders or safety concerns; and 40 (b) The school destination remains unchanged from the original 41 contract. 42 Any such extension as described in this paragraph shall be approved 43 by the county superintendent of schools [and shall be bid for the next EXPLANATION - Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and intended to be omitted in the law. Matter underlined thus is new matter. S1250 PALAIA, KYRILLOS 3 1 school year]. 2 Nothing in this chapter shall require the immediate bid of any 3 contract renewal for the remainder of a school year in which the only 4 change, in addition to route description, is the bus type. However, any 5 such extension shall be approved by the county superintendent of 6 schools and shall be bid for the next school year. 7 b. The Governor, in consultation with the Department of the 8 Treasury, shall, no later than March 1 of each odd-numbered year, 9 adjust the threshold amount set forth in subsection a. of this section, 10 or subsequent to 1985 the threshold amount resulting from any 11 adjustment under this subsection or section 17 of P.L.1985. c.469, in 12 direct proportion to the rise or fall of the Consumer Price Index for all 13 urban consumers in the New York City and the Philadelphia areas as 14 reported by the United States Department of Labor. The Governor 15 shall, no later than June 1 of each odd-numbered year, notify all local 16 school districts of the adjustment. The adjustment shall become 17 effective on July 1 of each odd-numbered year. 18 (cf: P.L.1991, c.316, s.1) 19 20 2. This act shall take effect immediately. 21 22 23 STATEMENT 24 25 The bill amends N.J.S.18A:39-3 to provide that the advertisement 26 and letting on proposals or bids of annual extensions of pupil 27 transportation contracts will not be required if the increase in the 28 original contractual amount as a result of the extensions does not 29 exceed the rise in the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers 30 in the New York City and Philadelphia areas as reported by the United 31 State Department of Labor. SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE STATEMENT TO SENATE, No. 1250 with committee amendments STATE OF NEW JERSEY DATED: FEBRUARY 26, 2001 The Senate Education Committee reports favorably Senate Bill No. 1250 with committee amendments. Under the current statutes, the advertisement and letting on proposals or bids of annual extensions of pupil transportation contracts is not required under certain conditions. One of those conditions is when the increase in the original contractual amount as a result of the extension does not exceed 30%. As amended, this bill replaces the amount of 30% with the amount of the rise in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the school year as that term is defined in section 3 of the "Comprehensive Educational Improvement and Financing Act of 1996," (CEIFA) P.L.1996, c.138. Another condition is when the increase in the original contractual amount as a result of an extension does exceed 30%, but several factors are applicable. Under the bill, the amount of 30% is also replaced by the amount of the rise in the CPI, and the factor of a route change to accommodate new student riders or safety concerns would have to be provided for in the original bid, or the increase must be directly attributable to the addition of an aide as provided for in the original bid. Finally, the bill makes clear that any extension would require the approval of the county superintendent, but the extension would not need to be bid for the next school year. Amendments were adopted to clarify the definition of the CPI, to qualify the factor relating to a route change, to add the factor of the addition of an aide, and to specify that the approval of the county superintendent is required. [First Reprint] SENATE, No. 1250 STATE OF NEW JERSEY 209th LEGISLATURE INTRODUCED MAY 11, 2000 Sponsored by: Senator JOSEPH A. PALAIA District 11 (Monmouth) Senator JOSEPH M. KYRILLOS, JR. District 13 (Middlesex and Monmouth) Co-Sponsored by: Assemblymen Corodemus, Zecker and Assemblywoman Weinberg SYNOPSIS Provides an exemption from advertising of annual extensions of pupil transportation contract bids if increase is not greater than CPI. CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT As reported by the Senate Education Committee on February 26, 2001, with amendments. (Sponsorship Updated As Of: 5/11/2001) S1250 [1R] PALAIA, KYRILLOS 2 1 AN ACT concerning pupil transportation and amending 2 N.J.S.18A:39-3. 3 4 BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State 5 of New Jersey: 6 7 1. N.J.S.18A:39-3 is amended to read as follows: 8 18A:39-3. a. No contract for the transportation of pupils to and 9 from school shall be made, when the amount to be paid during the 10 school year for such transportation shall exceed $7,500.00 or the 11 amount determined pursuant to subsection b. of this section, and have 12 the approval of the county superintendent of schools, unless the board 13 of education making such contract shall have first publicly advertised 14 for bids therefor in a newspaper published in the district or, if no 15 newspaper is published therein, in a newspaper circulating in the 16 district, once, at least 10 days prior to the date fixed for receiving 17 proposals for such transportation, and shall have awarded the contract 18 to the lowest responsible bidder. 19 Nothing in this chapter shall require the advertisement and letting 20 on proposals or bids of annual extensions, approved by the county 21 superintendent, of any contract for transportation entered into through 22 competitive bidding when-- 23 (1) Such annual extensions impose no additional cost upon the 24 board of education, regardless of the fact that the route description has 25 changed; or 26 (2) The increase in the original contractual amount as a result of 27 such extensions does not exceed [30% thereof] the rise in the 28 Consumer Price Index 1[for all urban consumers in the New York City 29 and Philadelphia areas as reported by the United States Department of 30 Labor] as defined in section 3 of P.L.1996, c.138 (C.18A:7F-3) for 31 that school year1, regardless of the fact that the route description has 32 changed or an aide has been added or removed; or 33 (3) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1982, c.74.) 34 (4) The increase in the original contractual amount as a result of an 35 extension exceeds [30% thereof] the rise in the Consumer Price Index 36 1[for all urban consumers in the New York City and Philadelphia areas 37 as reported by the United States Department of Labor] as defined in 38 section 3 of P.L.1996, c.138 (C.18A:7F-3) for that school year1, but 39 the following apply to the extensions: 40 (a) The increase is directly attributable to a route change to 41 accommodate new student riders or safety concerns 1as provided for EXPLANATION - Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and intended to be omitted in the law. Matter underlined thus is new matter. Matter enclosed in superscript numerals has been adopted as follows: 1 Senate SED committee amendments adopted February 26, 2001. S1250 [1R] PALAIA, KYRILLOS 3 1 in the original bid, or the increase is directly attributable to the 2 addition of an aide as provided for in the original bid1; and 3 (b) The school destination remains unchanged from the original 4 contract. 5 Any such extension as described in this paragraph shall 1[be 6 approved by] require the approval of1 the county superintendent of 7 schools [and shall be bid for the next school year]. 8 Nothing in this chapter shall require the immediate bid of any 9 contract renewal for the remainder of a school year in which the only 10 change, in addition to route description, is the bus type. However, any 11 such extension shall be approved by the county superintendent of 12 schools and shall be bid for the next school year. 13 b. The Governor, in consultation with the Department of the 14 Treasury, shall, no later than March 1 of each odd-numbered year, 15 adjust the threshold amount set forth in subsection a. of this section, 16 or subsequent to 1985 the threshold amount resulting from any 17 adjustment under this subsection or section 17 of P.L.1985. c.469, in 18 direct proportion to the rise or fall of the Consumer Price Index for all 19 urban consumers in the New York City and the Philadelphia areas as 20 reported by the United States Department of Labor. The Governor 21 shall, no later than June 1 of each odd-numbered year, notify all local 22 school districts of the adjustment. The adjustment shall become 23 effective on July 1 of each odd-numbered year. 24 (cf: P.L.1991, c.316, s.1) 25 26 2. This act shall take effect immediately. ASSEMBLY, No. 1217 STATE OF NEW JERSEY 209th LEGISLATURE PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2000 SESSION Sponsored by: Assemblyman STEVE CORODEMUS District 11 (Monmouth) Co-Sponsored by: Assemblyman Zecker and Assemblywoman Weinberg SYNOPSIS Provides an exemption from advertising of annual extensions of pupil transportation contract bids if increase is not greater than CPI. CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT As Introduced. (Sponsorship Updated As Of: 6/27/2000) A1217 CORODEMUS 2 1 AN ACT concerning pupil transportation and amending N.J.S.18A:39- 2 3. 3 4 BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State 5 of New Jersey: 6 7 1. N.J.S.18A:39-3 is amended to read as follows: 8 18A:39-3. a. No contract for the transportation of pupils to and 9 from school shall be made, when the amount to be paid during the 10 school year for such transportation shall exceed $7,500.00 or the 11 amount determined pursuant to subsection b. of this section, and have 12 the approval of the county superintendent of schools, unless the board 13 of education making such contract shall have first publicly advertised 14 for bids therefor in a newspaper published in the district or, if no 15 newspaper is published therein, in a newspaper circulating in the 16 district, once, at least 10 days prior to the date fixed for receiving 17 proposals for such transportation, and shall have awarded the contract 18 to the lowest responsible bidder. 19 Nothing in this chapter shall require the advertisement and letting 20 on proposals or bids of annual extensions, approved by the county 21 superintendent, of any contract for transportation entered into through 22 competitive bidding when-- 23 (1) Such annual extensions impose no additional cost upon the 24 board of education, regardless of the fact that the route description has 25 changed; or 26 (2) The increase in the original contractual amount as a result of 27 such extensions does not exceed [30% thereof] the rise in the 28 Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers in the New York City 29 and Philadelphia areas as reported by the United States Department of 30 Labor, regardless of the fact that the route description has changed or 31 an aide has been added or removed; or 32 (3) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1982, c.74.) 33 (4) The increase in the original contractual amount as a result of an 34 extension exceeds [30% thereof] the rise in the Consumer Price Index 35 for all urban consumers in the New York City and Philadelphia areas 36 as reported by the United States Department of Labor, but the 37 following apply to the extensions: 38 (a) The increase is directly attributable to a route change to 39 accommodate new student riders or safety concerns; and 40 (b) The school destination remains unchanged from the original 41 contract. 42 Any such extension as described in this paragraph shall be approved EXPLANATION - Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and intended to be omitted in the law. Matter underlined thus is new matter. A1217 CORODEMUS 3 1 by the county superintendent of schools [and shall be bid for the next 2 school year]. 3 Nothing in this chapter shall require the immediate bid of any 4 contract renewal for the remainder of a school year in which the only 5 change, in addition to route description, is the bus type. However, any 6 such extension shall be approved by the county superintendent of 7 schools and shall be bid for the next school year. 8 b. The Governor, in consultation with the Department of the 9 Treasury, shall, no later than March 1 of each odd-numbered year, 10 adjust the threshold amount set forth in subsection a. of this section, 11 or subsequent to 1985 the threshold amount resulting from any 12 adjustment under this subsection or section 17 of P.L.1985. c.469, in 13 direct proportion to the rise or fall of the Consumer Price Index for all 14 urban consumers in the New York City and the Philadelphia areas as 15 reported by the United States Department of Labor. The Governor 16 shall, no later than June 1 of each odd-numbered year, notify all local 17 school districts of the adjustment. The adjustment shall become 18 effective on July 1 of each odd-numbered year. 19 (cf: P.L.1991, c.316, s.1) 20 21 2. This act shall take effect immediately. 22 23 24 STATEMENT 25 26 The bill amends N.J.S.18A:39-3 to provide that the advertisement 27 and letting on proposals or bids of annual extensions of pupil 28 transportation contracts will not be required if the increase in the 29 original contractual amount as a result of the extensions does not 30 exceed the rise in the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers 31 in the New York City and Philadelphia areas as reported by the United 32 State Department of Labor. ASSEMBLY EDUCATION COMMITTEE STATEMENT TO ASSEMBLY, No. 1217 with committee amendments STATE OF NEW JERSEY DATED: DECEMBER 7, 2000 The Assembly Education Committee favorably reports Assembly Bill No. 1217 with committee amendments. As amended by committee, this bill amends current law, N.J.S.18A:39-3, to provide that a school district will not be required to advertise and bid annual extensions of a school bus contract if the increase in the original contractual amount as a result of the extension does not exceed the rise in the Consumer Price Index as that term is defined in section 3 of the "Comprehensive Educational Improvement and Financing Act of 1996," (CEIFA) P.L.1996, c.138. The definition of CPI in CEIFA references increases in consumer prices for the New York City and Philadelphia areas as reported by the United States Department of Labor. The committee amended the bill to incorporate by reference the consumer price index definition established in the "Comprehensive Educational Improvement and Financing Act of 1996." [First Reprint] ASSEMBLY, No. 1217 STATE OF NEW JERSEY 209th LEGISLATURE PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2000 SESSION Sponsored by: Assemblyman STEVE CORODEMUS District 11 (Monmouth) Co-Sponsored by: Assemblyman Zecker and Assemblywoman Weinberg SYNOPSIS Provides an exemption from advertising of annual extensions of pupil transportation contract bids if increase is not greater than CPI. CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT As reported by the Assembly Education Committee on December 7, 2000, with amendments. (Sponsorship Updated As Of: 6/27/2000) A1217 [1R] CORODEMUS 2 1 AN ACT concerning pupil transportation and amending N.J.S.18A:39- 2 3. 3 4 BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State 5 of New Jersey: 6 7 1. N.J.S.18A:39-3 is amended to read as follows: 8 18A:39-3. a. No contract for the transportation of pupils to and 9 from school shall be made, when the amount to be paid during the 10 school year for such transportation shall exceed $7,500.00 or the 11 amount determined pursuant to subsection b. of this section, and have 12 the approval of the county superintendent of schools, unless the board 13 of education making such contract shall have first publicly advertised 14 for bids therefor in a newspaper published in the district or, if no 15 newspaper is published therein, in a newspaper circulating in the 16 district, once, at least 10 days prior to the date fixed for receiving 17 proposals for such transportation, and shall have awarded the contract 18 to the lowest responsible bidder. 19 Nothing in this chapter shall require the advertisement and letting 20 on proposals or bids of annual extensions, approved by the county 21 superintendent, of any contract for transportation entered into through 22 competitive bidding when-- 23 (1) Such annual extensions impose no additional cost upon the 24 board of education, regardless of the fact that the route description has 25 changed; or 26 (2) The increase in the original contractual amount as a result of 27 such extensions does not exceed [30% thereof] the rise in the 28 Consumer Price Index 1[for all urban consumers in the New York City 29 and Philadelphia areas as reported by the United States Department of 30 Labor] as defined in section 3 of P.L.1996, c.138 (C.18A:7F-3) for 31 that school year1, regardless of the fact that the route description has 32 changed or an aide has been added or removed; or 33 (3) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1982, c.74.) 34 (4) The increase in the original contractual amount as a result of an 35 extension exceeds [30% thereof] the rise in the Consumer Price Index 36 1[for all urban consumers in the New York City and Philadelphia areas 37 as reported by the United States Department of Labor] as defined in 38 section 3 of P.L.1996, c.138 (C.18A:7F-3) for that school year1, but 39 the following apply to the extensions: 40 (a) The increase is directly attributable to a route change to 41 accommodate new student riders or safety concerns; and EXPLANATION - Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and intended to be omitted in the law. Matter underlined thus is new matter. Matter enclosed in superscript numerals has been adopted as follows: 1 Assembly AED committee amendments adopted December 7, 2000. A1217 [1R] CORODEMUS 3 1 (b) The school destination remains unchanged from the original 2 contract. 3 Any such extension as described in this paragraph shall be approved 4 by the county superintendent of schools [and shall be bid for the next 5 school year]. 6 Nothing in this chapter shall require the immediate bid of any 7 contract renewal for the remainder of a school year in which the only 8 change, in addition to route description, is the bus type. However, any 9 such extension shall be approved by the county superintendent of 10 schools and shall be bid for the next school year. 11 b. The Governor, in consultation with the Department of the 12 Treasury, shall, no later than March 1 of each odd-numbered year, 13 adjust the threshold amount set forth in subsection a. of this section, 14 or subsequent to 1985 the threshold amount resulting from any 15 adjustment under this subsection or section 17 of P.L.1985. c.469, in 16 direct proportion to the rise or fall of the Consumer Price Index for all 17 urban consumers in the New York City and the Philadelphia areas as 18 reported by the United States Department of Labor. The Governor 19 shall, no later than June 1 of each odd-numbered year, notify all local 20 school districts of the adjustment. The adjustment shall become 21 effective on July 1 of each odd-numbered year. 22 (cf: P.L.1991, c.316, s.1) 23 24 2. This act shall take effect immediately. STATEMENT TO [First Reprint] ASSEMBLY, No. 1217 with Assembly Floor Amendments (Proposed By Assemblyman CORODEMUS) ADOPTED: January 29, 2001 These floor amendments provide that it would not be necessary to rebid an annual extension of a school transportation contract when the increase in the original contractual amount exceeds the CPI if the increase is directly attributable to the addition of an aide as provided for in the original contract bid. The amendments also clarify the language in existing law that extensions of transportation contracts require the approval of the county superintendent of schools. [Second Reprint] ASSEMBLY, No. 1217 STATE OF NEW JERSEY 209th LEGISLATURE PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2000 SESSION Sponsored by: Assemblyman STEVE CORODEMUS District 11 (Monmouth) Co-Sponsored by: Assemblyman Zecker and Assemblywoman Weinberg SYNOPSIS Provides an exemption from advertising of annual extensions of pupil transportation contract bids if increase is not greater than CPI. CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT As amended by the General Assembly on January 29, 2001. (Sponsorship Updated As Of: 6/27/2000) A1217 [2R] CORODEMUS 2 1 AN ACT concerning pupil transportation and amending N.J.S.18A:39- 2 3. 3 4 BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State 5 of New Jersey: 6 7 1. N.J.S.18A:39-3 is amended to read as follows: 8 18A:39-3. a. No contract for the transportation of pupils to and 9 from school shall be made, when the amount to be paid during the 10 school year for such transportation shall exceed $7,500.00 or the 11 amount determined pursuant to subsection b. of this section, and have 12 the approval of the county superintendent of schools, unless the board 13 of education making such contract shall have first publicly advertised 14 for bids therefor in a newspaper published in the district or, if no 15 newspaper is published therein, in a newspaper circulating in the 16 district, once, at least 10 days prior to the date fixed for receiving 17 proposals for such transportation, and shall have awarded the contract 18 to the lowest responsible bidder. 19 Nothing in this chapter shall require the advertisement and letting 20 on proposals or bids of annual extensions, approved by the county 21 superintendent, of any contract for transportation entered into 22 through competitive bidding when-- 23 (1) Such annual extensions impose no additional cost upon the 24 board of education, regardless of the fact that the route description has 25 changed; or 26 (2) The increase in the original contractual amount as a result of 27 such extensions does not exceed [30% thereof] the rise in the 28 Consumer Price Index 1[for all urban consumers in the New York City 29 and Philadelphia areas as reported by the United States Department of 30 Labor] as defined in section 3 of P.L.1996, c.138 (C.18A:7F-3) for 31 that school year1, regardless of the fact that the route description has 32 changed or an aide has been added or removed; or 33 (3) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1982, c.74.) 34 (4) The increase in the original contractual amount as a result of an 35 extension exceeds [30% thereof] the rise in the Consumer Price Index 36 1[for all urban consumers in the New York City and Philadelphia areas 37 as reported by the United States Department of Labor] as defined in 38 section 3 of P.L.1996, c.138 (C.18A:7F-3) for that school year1, but 39 the following apply to the extensions: 40 (a) The increase is directly attributable to a route change to 41 accommodate new student riders or safety concerns 2as provided for EXPLANATION - Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and intended to be omitted in the law. Matter underlined thus is new matter. Matter enclosed in superscript numerals has been adopted as follows: 1 Assembly AED committee amendments adopted December 7, 2000. 2 Assembly floor amendments adopted January 29, 2001. A1217 [2R] CORODEMUS 3 1 in the original bid, or the increase is directly attributable to the 2 addition of an aide as provided for in the original bid2; and 3 (b) The school destination remains unchanged from the original 4 contract. 5 Any such extension as described in this paragraph shall 2[be 6 approved by] require the approval of2 the county superintendent of 7 schools [and shall be bid for the next school year]. 8 Nothing in this chapter shall require the immediate bid of any 9 contract renewal for the remainder of a school year in which the only 10 change, in addition to route description, is the bus type. However, any 11 such extension shall be approved by the county superintendent of 12 schools and shall be bid for the next school year. 13 b. The Governor, in consultation with the Department of the 14 Treasury, shall, no later than March 1 of each odd-numbered year, 15 adjust the threshold amount set forth in subsection a. of this section, 16 or subsequent to 1985 the threshold amount resulting from any 17 adjustment under this subsection or section 17 of P.L.1985. c.469, in 18 direct proportion to the rise or fall of the Consumer Price Index for all 19 urban consumers in the New York City and the Philadelphia areas as 20 reported by the United States Department of Labor. The Governor 21 shall, no later than June 1 of each odd-numbered year, notify all local 22 school districts of the adjustment. The adjustment shall become 23 effective on July 1 of each odd-numbered year. 24 (cf: P.L.1991, c.316, s.1) 25 26 2. This act shall take effect immediately. P.L. 2001, CHAPTER 111, approved June 21, 2001 Senate Bill No. 1250 (First Reprint) 1 AN ACT concerning pupil transportation and amending N.J.S.18A:39- 2 3. 3 4 BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State 5 of New Jersey: 6 7 1. N.J.S.18A:39-3 is amended to read as follows: 8 18A:39-3. a. No contract for the transportation of pupils to and 9 from school shall be made, when the amount to be paid during the 10 school year for such transportation shall exceed $7,500.00 or the 11 amount determined pursuant to subsection b. of this section, and have 12 the approval of the county superintendent of schools, unless the board 13 of education making such contract shall have first publicly advertised 14 for bids therefor in a newspaper published in the district or, if no 15 newspaper is published therein, in a newspaper circulating in the 16 district, once, at least 10 days prior to the date fixed for receiving 17 proposals for such transportation, and shall have awarded the contract 18 to the lowest responsible bidder. 19 Nothing in this chapter shall require the advertisement and letting 20 on proposals or bids of annual extensions, approved by the county 21 superintendent, of any contract for transportation entered into through 22 competitive bidding when-- 23 (1) Such annual extensions impose no additional cost upon the 24 board of education, regardless of the fact that the route description has 25 changed; or 26 (2) The increase in the original contractual amount as a result of 27 such extensions does not exceed [30% thereof] the rise in the 28 Consumer Price Index 1[for all urban consumers in the New York City 29 and Philadelphia areas as reported by the United States Department of 30 Labor] as defined in section 3 of P.L.1996, c.138 (C.18A:7F-3) for 31 that school year1, regardless of the fact that the route description has 32 changed or an aide has been added or removed; or 33 (3) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1982, c.74.) 34 (4) The increase in the original contractual amount as a result of an 35 extension exceeds [30% thereof] the rise in the Consumer Price Index 36 1[for all urban consumers in the New York City and Philadelphia areas 37 as reported by the United States Department of Labor] as defined in 38 section 3 of P.L.1996, c.138 (C.18A:7F-3) for that school year1, but 39 the following apply to the extensions: 40 (a) The increase is directly attributable to a route change to EXPLANATION - Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and intended to be omitted in the law. Matter underlined thus is new matter. Matter enclosed in superscript numerals has been adopted as follows: 1 Senate SED committee amendments adopted February 26, 2001. S1250 [1R] 2 1 accommodate new student riders or safety concerns 1as provided for 2 in the original bid, or the increase is directly attributable to the 3 addition of an aide as provided for in the original bid1; and 4 (b) The school destination remains unchanged from the original 5 contract. 6 Any such extension as described in this paragraph shall 1[be 7 approved by] require the approval of1 the county superintendent of 8 schools [and shall be bid for the next school year]. 9 Nothing in this chapter shall require the immediate bid of any 10 contract renewal for the remainder of a school year in which the only 11 change, in addition to route description, is the bus type. However, any 12 such extension shall be approved by the county superintendent of 13 schools and shall be bid for the next school year. 14 b. The Governor, in consultation with the Department of the 15 Treasury, shall, no later than March 1 of each odd-numbered year, 16 adjust the threshold amount set forth in subsection a. of this section, 17 or subsequent to 1985 the threshold amount resulting from any 18 adjustment under this subsection or section 17 of P.L.1985. c.469, in 19 direct proportion to the rise or fall of the Consumer Price Index for all 20 urban consumers in the New York City and the Philadelphia areas as 21 reported by the United States Department of Labor. The Governor 22 shall, no later than June 1 of each odd-numbered year, notify all local 23 school districts of the adjustment. The adjustment shall become 24 effective on July 1 of each odd-numbered year. 25 (cf: P.L.1991, c.316, s.1) 26 27 2. This act shall take effect immediately. 28 29 30 31 32 Provides an exemption from advertising of annual extensions of pupil 33 transportation contract bids if increase is not greater than CPI. CHAPTER 111 AN ACT concerning pupil transportation and amending N.J.S.18A:39-3. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. N.J.S.18A:39-3 is amended to read as follows: Pupil transportation contracts. 18A:39-3. a. No contract for the transportation of pupils to and from school shall be made, when the amount to be paid during the school year for such transportation shall exceed $7,500.00 or the amount determined pursuant to subsection b. of this section, and have the approval of the county superintendent of schools, unless the board of education making such contract shall have first publicly advertised for bids therefor in a newspaper published in the district or, if no newspaper is published therein, in a newspaper circulating in the district, once, at least 10 days prior to the date fixed for receiving proposals for such transportation, and shall have awarded the contract to the lowest responsible bidder. Nothing in this chapter shall require the advertisement and letting on proposals or bids of annual extensions, approved by the county superintendent, of any contract for transportation entered into through competitive bidding when-- (1) Such annual extensions impose no additional cost upon the board of education, regardless of the fact that the route description has changed; or (2) The increase in the original contractual amount as a result of such extensions does not exceed the rise in the Consumer Price Index as defined in section 3 of P.L.1996, c.138 (C.18A:7F-3) for that school year, regardless of the fact that the route description has changed or an aide has been added or removed; or (3) (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1982, c.74.) (4) The increase in the original contractual amount as a result of an extension exceeds the rise in the Consumer Price Index as defined in section 3 of P.L.1996, c.138 (C.18A:7F-3) for that school year, but the following apply to the extensions: (a) The increase is directly attributable to a route change to accommodate new student riders or safety concerns as provided for in the original bid, or the increase is directly attributable to the addition of an aide as provided for in the original bid; and (b) The school destination remains unchanged from the original contract. Any such extension as described in this paragraph shall require the approval ofthe county superintendent of schools. Nothing in this chapter shall require the immediate bid of any contract renewal for the remainder of a school year in which the only change, in addition to route description, is the bus type. However, any such extension shall be approved by the county superintendent of schools and shall be bid for the next school year. b. The Governor, in consultation with the Department of the Treasury, shall, no later than March 1 of each odd-numbered year, adjust the threshold amount set forth in subsection a. of this section, or subsequent to 1985 the threshold amount resulting from any adjustment under this subsection or section 17 of P.L.1985. c.469, in direct proportion to the rise or fall of the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers in the New York City and the Philadelphia areas as reported by the United States Department of Labor. The Governor shall, no later than June 1 of each odd-numbered year, notify all local school districts of the adjustment. The adjustment shall become effective on July 1 of each odd-numbered year. 2. This act shall take effect immediately. Approved June 21, 2001. PO BOX 004 TRENTON, NJ 08625 Office of the Governor CONTACT: Tom Wilson NEWS RELEASE Rae Hutton 609-777-2600 RELEASE: June 22 , 2001 Acting Governor Donald T. DiFrancesco signed the following legislation today: S-1250, sponsored by Senators Joseph Palaia (R-Monmouth) and Joseph Kyrillos (R- Middlesex/Monmouth), makes two changes to current student transportation law: 1) authorizes a school district to grant an annual extension of a pupil transportation contract without re-bidding if the increase from the original contractual amount as a result of the extension does not exceed the rise in Consumer Price Index (CPI), and 2) establishes a new exemption to allow a school district to increase the original contract amount by more than the CPI if the increase is directly attributable to the addition of a school bus ride. S-1292, sponsored by Senators Jack Sinagra (R-Middlesex) and Louis Bassano (R- Essex/Union) and Assemblymen Kip Bateman (R-Morris/Somerset) and Peter Biondi (R- Morris/Somerset), provides two exceptions to the statutory prohibition on disclosure of patient information concerning the release of confidential information by an organized delivery system for research and other issues related to the use of drugs used by patients. The exceptions are when the identity of the enrollee is protected through coding or encryption and the information will not be released in identifiable form or with the informed consent of the enrollee.