ASSEMBLY, No. 2340
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
217th LEGISLATURE
INTRODUCED FEBRUARY 4, 2016
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)
Senator LINDA R. GREENSTEIN
District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)
Senator PATRICK J. DIEGNAN, JR.
District 18 (Middlesex)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblymen Coughlin, Caputo, Senators Turner and Weinberg
SYNOPSIS
Authorizes students in Marie H. Katzenbach school for the deaf to operate State vehicle for driver education and provides protection for such activity under tort claims act.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As amended by the Senate on February 13, 2017.
An Act concerning certain students enrolled in 1[State schools] the Marie H. Katzenbach school for the deaf1 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 1[a State school] the Marie H. Katzenbach school for the deaf1 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.