chapter 122 manual of requirements for child care centers - National ...

GEN =General requirements for all child care centers
EC =Additional requirements for early childhood programs
I/T =Additional requirements for infant/toddler programs
SA =Additional requirements for school-age child care programs
SUBCHAPTER 9. TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS
10:122-9.1 Scope
GEN (a) The provisions of this subchapter shall apply to:
1. Each center that provides or arranges for the provision of transportation for
children:
i. To or from their homes or other prearranged sites and the center;
and/or
ii. In connection with an activity (such as a field trip) conducted by or
through the auspices of the center; and
2. Each person or agency other than the center that provides or arranges for
the provision of transportation for compensation for children to or from their homes
and a center.
(b) Each center, person or agency, as defined in (a) above, also shall comply with
applicable provisions of New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) law,
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:1-1 et seq., and the rules promulgated thereunder, as specified
in N.J.A.C. 13.
10:122-9.2 Vehicle definitions
GEN (a) A Type I School Bus means a bus with a capacity of 17 to 54 passengers, as
indicated by the vehicle manufacturer, which has been painted in the color of uniform
national school bus yellow, and is required by the Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC)
to have New Jersey school vehicle Type I, "S1" designated license plates.
(b) A Type II School Bus means a bus with a capacity of 10 to 16 passengers, as
indicated by the vehicle manufacturer, which has been painted in the color of uniform
national school bus yellow if the bus was manufactured after April 1, 1977, and is
required by the MVC to have New Jersey school vehicle Type II, "S2" designated
license plates.
(c) A Type S School Vehicle means a vehicle with a capacity of nine or fewer
passengers, as indicated by the vehicle manufacturer, and a gross vehicle weight
rating of 3,000 pounds or more, which is required by the MVC to have New Jersey
school vehicle Type II, "S2" designated license plates.
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