New Jersey Statutes Title 18A. Education 18A § 39-28

A school bus driver shall visually inspect the school bus to which he is assigned at the end of the transportation route to determine that no pupil has been left on the bus. For the purposes of this act,  1 “school bus” means every motor vehicle operated by, or under contract with, a public or governmental agency, or religious or other charitable organization or corporation, or privately operated for compensation for the transportation of children to or from school for secular or religious education, which complies with the regulations of the Department of Education affecting school buses, including “School Vehicle Type I” and “School Vehicle Type II” as defined pursuant to R.S.39:1-1.