Effective: September 29, 2007
Latest Legislation: House Bill 119 - 127th General Assembly
Notwithstanding division (D) of section 3311.19 and division (D) of section 3311.52 of the Revised Code, this section does not apply to any joint vocational or cooperative education school district or its superintendent.
(A) The superintendent of each school district may establish a volunteer bus rider assistance program, under which qualified adults or responsible older pupils, as determined by the superintendent, may be authorized to ride on school buses with pupils during such periods of time that the buses are being used to transport pupils to and from schools. Volunteers shall not be compensated for their services, but older pupils may be excused early from school to participate in the program.
Volunteers may be assigned duties or responsibilities by the superintendent, including but not limited to, assisting younger pupils in embarking and disembarking from buses and in crossing streets where necessary to ensure the safety of the pupil, aiding the driver of the bus to maintain order on buses, assisting pupils with disabilities, and such other activities as the superintendent determines will aid in the safe and efficient transportation of pupils.
Volunteers serving under this section are not employees for purposes of Chapter 4117. or 4123. of the Revised Code. Nothing in this section shall authorize a board of education to adversely affect the employment of any employee of the board.
(B) The board of education of each city, local, or exempted village school district shall present a program to all pupils in kindergarten through third grade who are offered school bus transportation and who have not previously attended such program. The program shall consist of instruction in bus rider behavior, school bus safety, and the potential problems and hazards associated with school bus ridership. The department of education shall prescribe the content and length of such program, which shall be presented within two weeks after the commencement of classes each school year.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 33 | Education-Libraries
Chapter 3327 | Transportation; Tuition
Section 3327.01 | Transportation of Pupils.
Section 3327.011 | Coordinators of School Transportation.
Section 3327.013 | Transportation for Preschoolers.
Section 3327.014 | Suspension From School Bus Riding Privileges.
Section 3327.015 | Reduction of Student Transportation Prohibited.
Section 3327.016 | Community and Nonpublic School Transportation Plans.
Section 3327.017 | Mass Transit to Transport Community and Nonpublic School Students.
Section 3327.018 | Transportation Contracts for Bus Use by Outside Entities.
Section 3327.021 | Compliance With Transportation Requirements.
Section 3327.03 | Designation of Depots.
Section 3327.04 | Contract for Attendance of Nonresident Pupils.
Section 3327.05 | Transportation of Nonresident Pupils.
Section 3327.06 | Tuition - Unauthorized Attendance.
Section 3327.07 | Fee for Transportation Charged by Chartered Nonpublic Schools.
Section 3327.08 | Purchase of School Buses and Other Transportation Equipment.
Section 3327.09 | Procurement of Motor Vehicle Liability and Accident Insurance.
Section 3327.10 | Qualifications of Drivers.
Section 3327.101 | Online School Bus Driver Training Program.
Section 3327.11 | Board of Education May Furnish Cost of Child's Room and Board.
Section 3327.12 | Maintenance of School Bus Turn-Around Points.
Section 3327.14 | Lease Agreement for Buses to Transport Senior Citizens and Adult Education Groups.