Sponsored by:
Assemblyman DANIEL R. BENSON
District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)
Assemblywoman ELIZABETH MAHER MUOIO
District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)
Assemblyman REED GUSCIORA
District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblymen Coughlin and Caputo
SYNOPSIS
Authorizes students in State schools to operate State vehicle for driver education and provides protection for such activity under tort claims act.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning certain students enrolled in State schools and supplementing chapter 61 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. Notwithstanding any provision of law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, a student enrolled in a State school may operate a State vehicle for purposes of behind-the-wheel instruction as part of the school’s regular curriculum driver education course.
b. A student enrolled in the school shall be deemed a “public employee” or “State employee” for purposes of the “New Jersey Tort Claims Act,” N.J.S.59:1-1 et seq., when operating a State vehicle for purposes of behind-the-wheel instruction as part of the school’s regular curriculum driver education course.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill provides that a student enrolled in a State school may operate a State vehicle for purposes of behind-the-wheel instruction as part of the school’s regular curriculum driver education course. The bill also extends to such students the protections afforded to a State employee under the “New Jersey Tort Claims Act,” N.J.S.59:1-1 et seq., when the student is operating a State vehicle for such purpose.