Sec. 5. (a) If a school bus driver is required to furnish the school bus body or the school bus chassis, or both, the governing body of the school corporation may enter into a transportation contract with the school bus driver under IC 5-22.
(b) The transportation contract may include a provision allowing the school bus driver to be eligible for the life and health insurance benefits and other fringe benefits available to other school personnel.
(c) The governing body of a school corporation may enter into a transportation agreement with a transportation network company (as defined by IC 8-2.1-17-18) to transport students of the school corporation if the school corporation conducts an expanded criminal history check and expanded child protection index check as provided under IC 20-26-5-10 of every TNC driver (as defined by IC 8-2.1-17-19) who will transport students of the school corporation.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-2-4.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.233-2015, SEC.185; P.L.216-2021, SEC.18.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 27. School Transportation
Chapter 5. Transportation Contracts
20-27-5-0.2. Application of Certain Amendments to Prior Law
20-27-5-1. Nonpublic School Exemption
20-27-5-2. Authority to Provide Transportation; Fees Prohibited
20-27-5-3. Transportation Responsibilities
20-27-5-4. Employment of School Bus Driver
20-27-5-7. Transportation and Fleet Contract Public Purchasing Requirements
20-27-5-10. Transportation or Fleet Contract; Public Notice
20-27-5-13. Prerequisites for Bidders for Transportation Contract
20-27-5-19. Transportation or Fleet Contract; Sale or Assignment
20-27-5-21. Transportation Contract; Substitute Driver Requirements
20-27-5-23. Transportation Contract; Termination; Alcoholic Beverage
20-27-5-26. Fleet Contract; School Bus Driver Provisions
20-27-5-27. Transportation or Fleet Contract; Cancellation; Purchase of Equipment
20-27-5-28. Transportation or Fleet Contract; Bond
20-27-5-29. Common Carrier Contract; Generally
20-27-5-30. Common Carrier Contract; Provisions
20-27-5-31. Common Carrier Contract; Exemption From Physical Examination
20-27-5-32. Common Carrier Contract; Exemption From Requirements