New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey A132: School bus transporting student w/ disabilities-call 911, life-threatening emerg
Status: Failed, March 9, 2026
Requires school bus personnel members working with students with disabilities to call 911 emergency line in potential life-threatening emergencies; requires school buses transporting students with disabilities to be equipped with certain safety features.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, January 13, 2026:
A132 ASSEMBLY, No. 132 STATE OF NEW JERSEY 222nd LEGISLATURE PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2026 SESSION Sponsored by: Assemblyman AL BARLAS District 40 (Bergen, Essex and Passaic) Assemblyman MICHAEL VENEZIA District 34 (Essex) Assemblywoman SHAMA A. HAIDER District 37 (Bergen) Co-Sponsored by: Assemblymen DePhillips, Scharfenberger, Assemblywoman Flynn, Assemblymen Sampson, Azzariti Jr., Egan, Sauickie, Rumpf, Peterson, DiMaio, Simonsen, Assemblywoman Tucker, Assemblyman Webber and Assemblywoman Park SYNOPSIS Requires school bus personnel members working with students with disabilities to call 911 emergency line in potential life-threatening emergencies; requires school buses transporting students with disabilities to be equipped with certain safety features. CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel. concerning school bus safety, amending various parts of the statutory law, and supplementing chapter 39 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes and 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.2018, c.160 (C.18A:39-19.1a) is amended to read as follows: 1. a. As used in this section, "employer" means a board of education or a contractor that provides pupil transportation services under contract with a board of education. b. An employer shall ensure that all school bus drivers [and] [ADDED: , ] school bus aides [ADDED: , and other school bus personnel …
Sponsors
- Al Barlas (R, 40) · primary sponsor
- Michael Venezia (D, 34) · primary sponsor
- Shama A. Haider (D, 37) · primary sponsor
- Christopher P. DePhillips (R, 40)
- Gerry Scharfenberger (R, 13)
- Victoria A. Flynn (R, 13)
- William B. Sampson, IV (D, 31)
- John V. Azzariti Jr., M.D. (R, 39)
- Kevin P. Egan (D, 17)
- Alex Sauickie (R, 12)
- Brian E. Rumpf (R, 9)
- Erik Peterson (R, 23)
Latest actions
- : W
- : INT 1RA REF AED
Subjects: EDUCATION - SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION, HUMAN SERVICES - DISABLED
Common questions
- What is A132?
- A132 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): School bus transporting student w/ disabilities-call 911, life-threatening emerg.
- What does A132 do?
- Requires school bus personnel members working with students with disabilities to call 911 emergency line in potential life-threatening emergencies; requires school buses transporting students with disabilities to be equipped with certain safety features.
- What is the status of A132?
- Failed as of March 9, 2026. Latest action: W (March 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored A132?
- Al Barlas (R, 40), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A132?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A132
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