2016 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 156 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION .153 School bus standards -- "School bus" defined -- Use of clean transportation fuels.
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156.153
School bus standards -- "School bus" defined -- Use of clean
transportation fuels.
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All school buses for which bids are made or bid contracts awarded shall meet the
standards and specifications of the Kentucky Department of Education.
The term "school bus," as used in this section, shall mean any motor vehicle which
meets the standards and specifications for school buses as provided by law or by the
standards or specifications of the Kentucky Department of Education authorized by
law and used solely in transporting school children and school employees to and
from school under the supervision and control and at the direction of school
authorities, and shall further include school bus accessory equipment and supplies
and replacement equipment considered to be reasonably adaptable for purchase
from price contract agreements.
Except in cases of emergencies or for the transportation of students with disabilities,
only school buses as defined in subsection (1) of this section shall be used for
transporting students to and from school along regular bus routes. Districts may use
district-owned vehicles that were designed and built by the manufacturer for
passenger transportation when transporting nine (9) or fewer passengers, including
the driver, for approved school activities. Vehicles used under this subsection shall
be clearly marked as transporting students and shall be safety inspected no less than
once every thirty (30) days.
As part of its regular procedure for establishing and updating school bus standards
and specifications, the Kentucky Department of Education shall consider allowing
school buses to operate using clean transportation fuels, as defined in KRS 186.750.
If the department determines that school buses may operate using clean
transportation fuels while maintaining the same or a higher degree of safety as fuels
currently allowed, it shall update its standards and specifications to allow for such
use.
Effective: June 25, 2013
History: Amended 2013 Ky. Acts ch. 116, sec. 9, effective June 25, 2013. -- Amended
2004 Ky. Acts ch. 22, sec. 1, effective July 13, 2004. -- Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch.
216, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1996; and ch. 362, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1996. -Repealed and reenacted 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 476, Pt. V, sec. 367, effective July 13,
1990. -- Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 236, sec. 1, effective July 13, 1984. -- Amended
1978 Ky. Acts ch. 155, sec. 82, effective June 17, 1978. -- Created 1956 (1st Extra.
Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 7, Art. XVI, sec. 21.
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