In every case in which a locality or its school board fails to obtain, or to require vehicles operated under contract with it to be covered by, the requisite insurance by the twentieth of July of any year or fails to notify the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the effectuation of requisite insurance on or before the first of August, it shall be the duty of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, on or before the first of September, to obtain insurance complying with the requirements of this article on all vehicles, as far as known to or reasonably ascertainable by him, to be used in the school division for school pupil and personnel transportation in the ensuing session and to expend for this purpose the requisite amount out of any state school funds otherwise distributable, or becoming distributable, to the school division so in default.
Code 1950, § 22-287; 1980, c. 559.
Structure Code of Virginia
Chapter 12 - Pupil Transportation
§ 22.1-176.1. Agreements to provide transportation for nonpublic school pupils
§ 22.1-176.2. Certain students; waiver to access student transportation in certain cases
§ 22.1-178. Requirements for persons employed to drive school buses
§ 22.1-181. Training program for school bus operators
§ 22.1-182. Use of school buses for public and commercial purposes
§ 22.1-183. When warning lights and identification to be covered
§ 22.1-184. School bus emergency drills
§ 22.1-185. Shelters on bus routes
§ 22.1-186. Payments for transportation of pupils
§ 22.1-187. Exemption from payment of tolls by certain students, etc.
§ 22.1-189. Compliance with article prerequisite to receiving state school funds
§ 22.1-190. When insurance required and amount thereof
§ 22.1-191. When Superintendent of Public Instruction to obtain insurance
§ 22.1-192. Injury and damage covered by policy
§ 22.1-193. Sufficiency of proof in action on policy; guest doctrine not applicable
§ 22.1-194. Liability of locality or school board owning or operating vehicle
§ 22.1-195. Recovery where vehicle operated under contract
§ 22.1-197. Distribution of funds when Superintendent effects insurance