(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.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Division II - Elementary and Secondary Education
Section 7-801 - Transportation of Students by County Governing Body
Section 7-802 - Driver's Age May Not Prevent Operation of School Bus
Section 7-803 - Use of School Buses to Transport the Elderly
Section 7-804 - Length of Use of School Bus
Section 7-805 - Transportation of Students Living Within Mileage Limit
Section 7-806 - Pupil Transportation Safety Advisory Committee
Section 7-807 - Baltimore County Pick Up and Discharge Safety Procedures
Section 7-808 - Fire Safety of School Buses
Section 7-809 - Montgomery County -- School Buses With Doors That Lock