Sponsored by:
Senator LINDA R. GREENSTEIN
District 14 (Mercer and Middlesex)
Senator PATRICK J. DIEGNAN, JR.
District 18 (Middlesex)
Co-Sponsored by:
Senators Turner and Weinberg
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.