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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 39:3B-10.1

Securement systems for wheelchairs in school buses

Known as the School Bus Enhanced Safety Inspection Act

The act spans §§ 39:3B-1 to 39:3B-9 (37 sections).

L.2017, c.349, s.1.

1. In addition to the requirements established pursuant to the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, a school bus, as defined in R.S.39:1-1, that provides transportation for passengers using wheelchairs shall be equipped with appropriate four-point securement systems for each passenger using a wheelchair that is being transported on the school bus.

For the purposes of this act, "four-point securement system" means a complete four-point system that includes four wheelchair restraints to secure a wheelchair to the vehicle floor; a lap and shoulder belt that integrates to the rear wheelchair restraints; and floor anchorages installed in the vehicle floor.

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