Authorizes use of school bus monitoring systems; establishes certain enforcement procedures and penalties for certain violations captured by school bus monitoring systems.

A3887 TR

ASSEMBLY, No. 3887

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

222nd LEGISLATURE

�

PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman ROBERT J. KARABINCHAK

District 18 (Middlesex)

Assemblyman STERLEY S. STANLEY

District 18 (Middlesex)

Assemblywoman SHAMA A. HAIDER

District 37 (Bergen)

Assemblywoman� ANDREA KATZ

District 8 (Atlantic and Burlington)

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman Dunn, Assemblymen DePhillips, Clifton,
Inganamort, Assemblywoman Flynn, Assemblyman Sauickie, Assemblywomen Kane,
Drulis, Assemblymen Freiman, DeAngelo, Sampson, Egan, Assemblywoman Speight,
Assemblymen Simonsen, Hutchison, Assemblywomen Bagolie, Park, Reynolds-Jackson,
Brennan, Assemblyman Scharfenberger, Assemblywoman Rowan, Assemblymen
Calabrese, Miller, Angelozzi, Assemblywomen Donlon, Peterpaul, Assemblymen
Venezia, Danielsen, Assemblywoman Lopez, Assemblymen Verrelli, Onyema, Schnall,
Kearney, Stewart, S.Kean, Walker, Assemblywomen Carter, Sweeney and Simmons

SYNOPSIS

���� Authorizes use of school bus monitoring systems;
establishes certain enforcement procedures and penalties for certain violations
captured by school bus monitoring systems.

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

���� As reported by the Assembly Education Committee with
technical review.

��

An Act

concerning school bus safety, amending P.L.1942,
c.192, and supplementing Title 39 of the Revised Statutes.

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

���� 1.��� Section 1 of P.L.1942,
c.192 (C.39:4-128.1) is amended to read as follows:�

���� 1.���
a.
�� On highways
having roadways not divided by safety islands or physical traffic separation
installations, the driver of a vehicle approaching or overtaking a bus, which
is being used for the transportation of children to or from school
[
or
]
,
a
summer day camp
,
or any
[
school
connected
]

school-connected
activity, or which is being used for the transportation
of a person who has a developmental disability, and which has stopped for the
purpose of receiving or discharging any child or a person who has a
developmental disability, shall stop
[
such
]

the

vehicle not less than 25 feet from
[
such
school
]

the
bus and keep
[
such
]

the

vehicle stationary until
[
such
]

any

child or
any
person who has a developmental disability has entered
[
said
]

the

bus
,
or has
[
alighted
]

departed
from the bus
and reached the side of
[
such
]

the

highway
,
and
[
until
]
a flashing
red light is no longer exhibited by the bus; provided
[
,

such
]

the

bus is designated as a school bus by one sign on the front and one sign on the
rear
[
,
]
with
[
each letter on
such signs
]

lettering
at least four inches in height.

���� On highways having dual or
multiple roadways separated by safety islands or physical traffic separation
installations, the driver of a vehicle overtaking a school bus, which has
stopped for the purpose of receiving or discharging any child or any person who
has a developmental disability, shall stop
[
such
]

the

vehicle not less than 25 feet from
[
such
]

the

school bus and keep
[
such
]

the

vehicle stationary until
[
such
]

each
child
or
each
person who has a developmental disability has entered
[
said
]

the

bus
,
or has
[
alighted
]

departed
from the bus
and reached the side of the highway
,
and
[
until
]
a flashing
red light is no longer exhibited by the bus.

���� On highways having dual or
multiple roadways separated by safety islands or physical traffic separation
installations, the driver of a vehicle on another roadway approaching a school
bus, which has stopped for the purpose of receiving or discharging any child
[
,
]
or any person
who has a developmental disability shall reduce the speed of
[
his
]

the
vehicle
to not more than 10 miles per hour and shall not resume normal speed until the
vehicle has passed the bus and
[
has
passed
]

any child
or any person with a developmental disability
who may
[
have alighted
therefrom or
]

be about to enter
[
said
]

the

bus
or who has departed from the bus
.

���� For purposes of this section,
�highway� means the entire width between the boundary lines of every way
,

whether publicly or privately maintained
[
when
]
,
any
part
[
thereof
]

of which

is open to the public for purposes of vehicular travel.

���� Whenever a school bus is
parked at the curb for the purpose of receiving children directly from
, or
discharging children to,
a school
[
or
]

,
a
summer day camp
,
or any
[
school
connected
]

school-connected
activity
[
or
discharging children to enter a school, or a summer day camp or any school
connected activity
]

, which is located on the same side of the street as that on which the bus is
parked, drivers of vehicles shall be permitted to pass
[
said
]

the

bus without stopping, but at a speed not in excess of 10 miles per hour.

���� Whenever a school bus is
parked at the curb for the purpose of receiving or discharging a person who has
a developmental disability on the same side of the street as that on which the
bus is parked, drivers of vehicles shall be permitted to pass the bus without
stopping, but at a speed not in excess of 10 miles per hour.

���� The driver of a bus which is
being used for the transportation of children to or from school
[
or
]

,
a
summer day camp
,
or any
[
school
connected
]

school-connected
activity
[
,
]
or for the
transportation of a person who has a developmental disability shall continue to
exhibit a flashing red light and shall not start
[
his
]

the
bus until every child

or every person who has a developmental disability
who may have
[
alighted
]

departed

therefrom shall have reached a place of safety.

����
[
Any
]

b.� Except as provided in
subsection c. of section 4 of
P
.L. , c.
(C. ) (pending before the
Legislature as this bill), a
person who
[
shall violate
]

violates

any provision of
[
this
act
]

subsection
a. of this section
shall be subject to
:
� (1) a fine of
[
not less than
$100.00
]

$300
,
[
(2)

imprisonment
for not more than 15 days or
]

community service for
not more than
15 days in
[
such
]

the

form and on
[
such
]
terms as the
court shall deem appropriate,
[
(3)
]
or both for
the first offense
[
,
]

;
and
(2)

a fine
[
not
less than $250.00, imprisonment
]

of $500 and community service
for not
[
more
]

less
than
15 days
[
,
or both
]

in the form and on the terms as the court shall deem appropriate
for
each subsequent offense.�
[
The
]

Except as
provided in
sections 5 and 6 of P.L. ,
c. (C. )
(pending before the Legislature as this bill)
, the
penalties shall
be enforced and recovered pursuant to the provisions of chapter 5 of Title 39
of the Revised Statutes.� There shall be a rebuttable presumption that the
registered owner of the vehicle which was involved in the violation of this
section was the person who committed the act.�
[
Any person who suppresses, by way
of concealment or destruction, any evidence of a violation of this section or
who suppresses the identity of the violator shall be subject to a fine of $100.
]

���� The Chief Administrator of the

New Jersey
Motor Vehicle Commission may also revoke the license to drive
a motor vehicle of any person who shall have been guilty of
[
such
]

a

willful violation of any of the provisions of this
[
act
]

section
as shall, in the
discretion of the chief administrator, justify
[
such
]

the
revocation
.�
However
,
[
but
]
the chief
administrator shall, at all times, have
the
power to validate
[
such
]
a license
which has been revoked
[
,
]
or to grant a
new license to any person whose license to drive a motor vehicle shall have
been revoked pursuant to this
[
act
]

section
.

����
c.���� Notwithstanding any
provision of this section to the contrary, a person who violates any provision
of subsection a. of this section where the evidence of the violation is
captured by a school bus monitoring system administered pursuant to section 4
of P.L.
, c.
(C. )
(pending before the
Legislature as this bill), shall be subject solely to a civil penalty of $300.�
A person found liable shall not be assessed any penalty points pursuant to the
provisions of section 1 of P.L.1982, c.43 (C.39:5-30.5), and shall not be
subject to automobile insurance eligibility points pursuant to section 26 of
P.L.1990, c.8 (C.17:33B-14). �

����
d. Notwithstanding any
provisions of R.S.39:5-41 to the contrary, wherever a municipality or school
district installs, operates, and maintains a school bus monitoring system, or
contracts with a private vendor for a system and those services, any civil
penalty imposed and collected pursuant to this section that is based upon
recorded images captured by the school bus monitoring system shall be forwarded
to the financial officer of that municipality and used for general municipal
and school district purposes, including efforts to improve the monitoring and
enforcement of subsection a. of this section through the utilization of a
school bus monitoring system and other public education safety programs.� There
shall be a rebuttable presumption that the registered owner of the vehicle
which was involved in the violation of this section was the operator of the
vehicle at the time the violation occurred.� A person who suppresses, by way of
concealment or destruction, any evidence of a violation of this section or who
suppresses the identity of the violator shall be subject to a fine of $100.

(cf: �P.L.2012, c.20, s.2)

���� 2.��� (New section)��� The
Legislature finds and declares that:

���� a.���� Motorists who illegally
pass a school bus that is stopped to pick up or discharge children dramatically
increase the likelihood of accidents that endanger the safety and well-being of
bus riding children.�

���� b.��� The installation and use
of a school bus monitoring system, which complements the efforts of local law
enforcement, could serve as an effective public safety tool to keep children
safer while entering, exiting, or riding a school bus.

���� c.���� It is altogether
fitting and proper, and within the public interest, to authorize a program to
permit municipalities and school districts operating or providing Type I or
Type II school buses that transport students to contract with private vendors
to provide for the installation, operation, and maintenance of school bus
monitoring systems on school buses in order to assist in the enforcement of
section 1 of P.L.1942, c.192 (C.39:4-128.1).

���� 3.��� (New section) As used in
P.L. , c.
(C. ) (pending before the
Legislature as this bill):�

���� �Camera-based violation� means
a violation of subsection a. of section 1 of P.L.1942, c.192 (C.39:4-128.1)
captured by a school bus monitoring system.

���� �Local hearing officer� means
a person authorized by a municipality to conduct administrative hearings
related to a notice of liability issued pursuant to section 5 of
P.L. , c.
(C. ) (pending before the
Legislature as this bill).� �Local hearing officer� may include an appointed
code enforcement staff member or an attorney who is, and has been for the
preceding five years, a member in good standing with the New Jersey Bar
Association.

���� �Notice
of liability� means a non-criminal citation alleging a camera-based violation
.

���� �Petitioner� means an
individual requesting to contest an alleged camera-based violation.

���� �Recorded image� means a
digital image, or images, or video recorded by a school bus monitoring system.

���� �School bus� means a �School
Vehicle Type I� and �School Vehicle Type II� as defined in R.S.39:1-1.

���� �School bus monitoring system�
means a system meeting the requirements set forth in section 4 of
P.L. , c.
(C. ) (pending before the
Legislature as this bill)
and having at least one camera and sensor that
captures and records a digital video or image of any motor vehicle operating
near a school bus.

���� �School district� means a
local school district, regional school district, consolidated school district,
county vocational school district, jointure commission, county special services
school district, or educational services commission.

���� 4.��� (New section)��� a.� (1)
A municipality or school district which operates or provides school buses that
transport students may contract with a private vendor to provide for the
installation, operation, and maintenance of a school bus monitoring system on
any school bus to assist in the enforcement of subsection a. of section 1 of
P.L.1942, c.192 (C.39:4-128.1).�

���� (2) A municipality or school
district that enters into a contract with a school bus contractor to provide
student transportation services may require the installation, operation, and
maintenance of a school bus monitoring system on any school bus used for a
contracted bus route to assist with the enforcement of subsection a. of section
1 of P.L.1942, c.192 (C.39:4-128.1).

���� b.��� (1)�� A school bus
monitoring system shall be capable of capturing and producing a video record of
any occurrence that may be considered a violation of subsection a. of section 1
of P.L.1942, c.192 (C.39:4-128.1) and high-resolution digital recorded images
that capture:�

���� (a)�� if the flashing red
light or crossing control arm of a school bus is activated, as required
pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1965, c.119 (C.39:3B-1);

���� (b)�� if a motor vehicle
passes a school bus while the bus is exhibiting a flashing red light or
crossing control arm;

���� (c)�� a sufficient portion of
the rear of the motor vehicle that passes the school bus, in violation of
subsection a. of section 1 of P.L.1942, c.192 (C.39:4-128.1), to clearly reveal
the license plate and the make and model of the motor vehicle; and

���� (d)�� the date, time, and
location of the camera-based violation.

���� (2)�� A digital analog or
camera system may be used as part of a school bus monitoring system provided
the images of any violation are captured by the system, or a multiple-camera
system, and produce a recorded image

of:�

���� (a)�� the school bus
exhibiting a flashing red light or an electronic indicator signaling that the
flashing light is activated;

���� (b)�� the motor vehicle
passing the school bus; and

���� (c)�� the license plate, make,
and model of the motor vehicle.

���� c.���� Notwithstanding any
provision of subsection a. of section 1 of P.L.1942, c.192 (C.39:4-128.1),
except as provided in subsection d. of section 5 of
P.L. ,
c. (C. )
(pending before the Legislature as this bill),
a registered owner of a
vehicle found liable for a camera-based violation shall be subject to a civil
penalty of $300.� However, the registered owner of a vehicle found liable for
the camera-based violation shall not be assessed any penalty points, pursuant
to the provisions of section 1 of P.L.1982, c.43 (C.39:5-30.5), or automobile
insurance eligibility points, pursuant to section 26 of P.L.1990, c.8
(C.17:33B-14).

���� d.��� A recorded image shall
be sufficient evidence to determine liability for a camera-based violation and
shall be admissible in an administrative hearing adjudicated pursuant to
subsection 6 of
P.L. ,
c. (C. )
(pending before the Legislature as this bill)
without further
authentication.

���� e.���� There shall be a
rebuttable presumption, which shall not be overcome unless a petitioner
presents clear and convincing evidence to the contrary, that:�

���� (1)�� a vehicle which is
equipped with a school bus monitoring system, and which displays text that is
at least four inches in height on the front and one on the rear of the vehicle
identifying the vehicle as a school bus, is a school bus;

���� (2)�� when a recorded image
demonstrates that a school bus was stopped with its crossing control arm or
flashing red light activated, the school bus was being used for the
transportation of children to or from school, a summer day camp, or any
school-connected activity, or was being used for the transportation of a person
who has a developmental disability, and the school bus was stopped for the
purpose of receiving or discharging any such child or person with a
developmental disability; and

���� (3)�� when a recorded image
displays the activation of a crossing control arm or flashing red light, the
crossing control arm or flashing red light was activated and operational at the
time of the violation.

���� 5.��� (New section) a.� (1) If
a school district or municipality enters into a contract with a private vendor
to provide for the installation, operation, and maintenance of a school bus
monitoring system or requires the installation, operation, and maintenance of a
school bus monitoring system on any school bus used for a contracted bus route
pursuant to section 4 of
P.L. ,
c. (C. )

(pending before the Legislature as this bill), a recorded image of a suspected
camera-based violation shall be made available to the chief law enforcement
officer of the municipality in which the camera-based violation occurred.

���� (2) Each chief law enforcement
officer shall assign a law enforcement officer of the municipality to review
the recorded images of a suspected camera-based violation.� In conducting the
review, if the law enforcement officer determines there is sufficient evidence
to conclude that a camera-based violation occurred, the law enforcement
officer, or a designee of the law enforcement agency, shall send a notice of
liability within 90 days of the date of the violation to the registered owner
of the vehicle by first class mail at the address of record for that owner with
the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission
, or with any
other motor vehicle registration recordkeeping authority, providing the
registered owner with the opportunity to resolve the matter by paying the civil
penalty
pursuant to section 5 of
P.L. ,
c. (C. )
(pending before the Legislature as this bill)
or by
contesting the notice of liability in an administrative hearing
pursuant to
section 6 of P.L. , c.
(C. ) (pending before the
Legislature as this bill).� Mailing of the notice of liability shall constitute
notice and a record of mailing shall be prima facie evidence of such mailing
and shall be admissible in any hearing as to the facts contained in the notice
of liability.�
There shall be a rebuttable presumption that the
registered owner of the vehicle that was involved in the camera-based violation
was the operator of the vehicle at the time the violation occurred.

���� (3)�� A
notice of liability issued pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection shall
contain:�

���� (a)�� the
name and address of the registered owner of the motor vehicle;

���� (b)�� the
license plate of the motor vehicle;

���� (c)�� a
written description of the suspected camera-based violation;

���� (d)�� the
date, location, and time of the suspected camera-based violation;

���� (e)�� a
copy of the recorded image, which may include selected images from a video
showing the motor vehicle involved in the suspected camera-based violation, as
well as a method by which to review the video on an Internet website, if the
suspected violation is based upon a video captured by the school bus monitoring
system;

���� (f)�� the
amount of the civil penalty and payment instructions;

���� (g)�� a
certificate, or facsimile of a certificate, of the review of the evidence
produced by the school bus monitoring system attested to, and signed
electronically by, the law enforcement officer who conducted the review, which
certificate or facsimile shall be prima facie evidence of the facts contained
therein;

���� (h)�� instructions
for how the person named in the notice of liability may contest the liability
pursuant to section 6 of P.L. , c.
(C. ) (pending before the
Legislature as this bill), including instructions on how to reschedule an
administrative hearing;

���� (i)��� notice
that failure to pay the civil penalty, pursuant to subsection c. of section 4
of P.L. , c.
(C. ) (pending before the
Legislature as this bill), or to contest liability within 60 days of the
mailing of the notice of liability shall:�

���� (i.)�
subject the owner to a late fee of $25, which fee shall be payable to the
municipality; and

���� (ii.)�
be deemed an admission of liability in the form of a default judgment and
subject the owner to contact and resolution from a debt collection agency; and

���� (j)��� notice
that payment of the civil penalty pursuant to subsection c. of section 4 of
P.L. , c.
(C. ) (pending before the
Legislature as this bill)
, and any applicable late fees pursuant to this
section, shall constitute final disposition of the violation charged.

���� (4)�� Failure to pay the civil
penalty pursuant to
subsection c. of section 4
of

P.L. , c.
(C. ) (pending before the
Legislature as this bill)
, or to contest the notice of liability,
pursuant to section 6 of
P.L. ,
c. (C. )
(pending before the Legislature as this bill)
, within 60 days of the
date the notice of liability was mailed, shall result in a late fee of $25.�

���� b.��� Any recorded image or
information produced in connection with a school bus monitoring system shall
not be deemed to be a public record pursuant to P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et
seq.).� A recorded image shall not be discoverable as a public record by a private
person or non-governmental entity, except upon a subpoena issued by a grand
jury or a court order in a criminal matter, nor shall it be offered in evidence
in any civil or administrative proceeding not directly related to a violation
of subsection a. of section 1 of P.L.1942, c.192 (C.39:4-128.1).

���� Any recorded image or
information produced in connection with a school bus monitoring system
pertaining to a specific violation shall not be retained for more than 120 days
after the collection of any civil penalty imposed, and shall be purged
thereafter.� All recorded images and information collected and not resulting in
the issuance of a notice of liability shall be purged within 365 days of the
recording.

���� c.���� Except as provided in
subsection d. of this section, the owner of a motor vehicle shall be liable for
a notice of liability issued for a camera-based violation.

���� d.��� A lessor or owner of a
motor vehicle shall not be liable for a violation in a notice of liability
issued pursuant to this section if within 60 days of mailing the notice of
liability:�

���� (1)�� the lessor demonstrates
that the motor vehicle was used without the lessor�s express or implied
consent.� The lessor shall notify the municipality where the case is pending by
a notarized affidavit of the circumstances of the exception by providing the name
and address of the motor vehicle operator or registrant;

���� (2)�� the lessor or owner
demonstrates that a lessee was operating or in possession of the motor vehicle
at the time of the alleged camera-based violation.� The lessor or owner shall
notify the� municipality, its agent, or the local hearing officer by a notarized
affidavit of the circumstances of the exception and provide a copy of the
rental agreement, lease, or other documentation evidencing the circumstances of
the vehicle on the date of the camera-based violation, including the name and
address of the lessee, after which the lessor shall not be required to attend
any hearing for the offense unless directed by the local hearing officer.� If
the lessor or rental car company provides the information required by this
paragraph, the lessee shall be subject to liability for a camera-based
violation;

���� (3)�� the owner, lessor, or
lessee demonstrates that the motor vehicle was stolen at the time the
camera-based violation occurred.� The owner or lessee shall notify the
municipality, its designated agent, or the local hearing officer corresponding
to where the alleged camera-based violation occurred by a notarized affidavit
of the circumstances of the exception by providing a copy of the police report
regarding the theft of the motor vehicle; or

���� (4)�� the owner, lessor, or
lessee demonstrates that a uniform traffic ticket in the form of a summons
alleging a violation of subsection a. of section 1 of P.L.1942, c.192
(C.39:4-128.1) was issued for the same violation at the approximate date, time,
and location of the camera-based violation.� The owner, lessor, or lessee shall
notify the municipality, its designated agent, or the local hearing officer by
a notarized affidavit of the circumstances of the exception and provide a copy
of the uniform traffic ticket.

���� Any notarized affidavit
submitted pursuant to this subsection shall be in a form prescribed by the
municipality.

���� e.���� An owner or lessor of a
motor vehicle who pays any civil penalty or fee for a camera-based violation
shall have the right to recover that sum from the operator of the motor vehicle
in a court of competent jurisdiction.

���� 6.��� (New section) a.� A
municipality shall develop and make electronically available a contest of
liability form by which a petitioner may contest an alleged camera-based
violation.

���� b.��� Within 60 days of the
mailing of the notice of liability, the petitioner shall submit a contest of
liability form to the municipality, or a designated agent of the municipality,
which contest of liability form shall assert a defense to the alleged camera-based
violation, and:�

���� (1)�� request an
administrative hearing, which hearing may be conducted in person or virtually,
in accordance with subsection c. of this section; or

���� (2)�� waive the right to
appear at an administrative hearing, request the local hearing officer to
review the recorded image remotely, and receive a written determination as to
the petitioner�s liability for the camera-based violation by mail.�

���� c.���� Within 120 days
following receipt of a contest of liability form submitted pursuant to
subsection b. of this section, the municipality, or a designated agent of the
municipality, shall mail a hearing notice to the petitioner by first class
mail.� At a minimum, the hearing notice shall include a hearing date and may,
at the discretion of the municipality, include in-person and virtual
administrative hearing options.� Upon receipt of the hearing notice, the
petitioner may:�

���� (1)�� reschedule the
administrative hearing once by submitting a written request to the office of
the local hearing officer at least five calendar days prior to the scheduled
administrative hearing; or

���� (2)�� cancel the scheduled
administrative hearing by paying the penalty assessed in the notice of
liability at any time prior to the administrative hearing.

���� d.��� All testimony taken at
the administrative hearing adjudicated pursuant to this section shall be under
oath.� At a minimum, the hearing officer shall take testimony from the law
enforcement agency that issued the notice of liability to the petitioner and from
the petitioner.� The local hearing officer shall review the recorded images.�
Formal rules of evidence shall not apply.� However, due process shall be
observed and shall govern the proceedings.

���� e.���� At the conclusion of
the administrative hearing, the local hearing officer shall determine, by a
preponderance of the evidence, whether a camera-based violation has occurred
and if the notice of liability is enforceable or should be dismissed.� The
local hearing officer shall issue a final administrative order, including the
determination and, if the notice of liability is enforceable, require the
petitioner to pay the civil penalty previously assessed in the notice of
liability, and shall also require the petitioner to pay costs, not to exceed
$100, to be used by the municipality of operational costs relating to the
hearing process or public safety purposes.� The final administrative order
shall be mailed to the petitioner by first class mail, which mailing shall
constitute notice.

���� f.���� The municipality, or a
designated agent of the municipality, in which the administrative hearing is
adjudicated pursuant to this section, shall collect the proceeds of any fines
assessed, which fines shall be credited as follows:�

���� (1)�� $250 to the
municipality; and

���� (2)�� $50 to the school
district that operates or provides the school bus, whether owned or contracted
for services, associated with the camera-based violation.�

���� A municipality may enter into
a memorandum of understanding with a school district to effectuate any
provision of this subsection.

���� 7.��� (New section) Within 20
days of receipt of a final administrative order entered pursuant to subsection
e. of section 6 of
P.L. ,
c. (C. )
(pending before the Legislature as this bill), an aggrieved party may file an
appeal with the Superior Court, Law Division, in the same county where the
camera-based violation
occurred, in accordance with the rules and
procedures set forth in the Rules of Court as may be established by the Supreme
Court of New Jersey.

���� 8.��� (New section) a. The
Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission may adopt, as
appropriate or necessary, pursuant to the �Administrative Procedure Act,�
P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations to effectuate the
purposes of this act, including, but not limited to, specifications and
certification procedures for the school bus monitoring systems and devices that
may be installed under the provisions of
P.L. ,
c. (C. )
(pending before the Legislature as this bill)
.

���� b.��� The Supreme Court of New
Jersey may adopt Rules of Court as appropriate or necessary to effectuate the
purposes of
P.L. ,
c. (C. )
(pending before the Legislature as this bill
)
.

���� 9.��� This act shall take
effect on the first day of the seventh month next following enactment, but the
Supreme Court of New Jersey may adopt Rules of Court as necessary to effectuate
the purposes of this act prior to the effective date of this act and the Chief
Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission may take any
anticipatory administrative action in advance of that date as shall be
necessary for the implementation of this act.