Maryland Education Section 7-805

      (a)      A school bus may be used to transport any student who lives within the mileage limit, if a mileage limit has been established by a local board of education, and if:

            (1)      The school bus is not filled to capacity;

            (2)      No additional bus stop is added to the route to transport the student; and

            (3)      The transportation officer or his designee has identified a specific existing hardship that would justify allowing the student to be transported.

      (b)      The transportation allocation of a county may not be reduced because of compliance with this section.