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Section 59-67-10. "School bus" defined. - When used in this article, "school bus" shall be construed...
Section 59-67-20. Regulations of State Board of Education governing design and operation of school buses. - The State Board of Education, by and with the advice...
Section 59-67-30. Painting and markings of school buses. - Every State-owned school bus while being used in the transportation...
Section 59-67-40. Applicability of laws and regulations to private school buses. - All school buses owned and operated by a private school...
Section 59-67-50. Removal of identification marks from former school buses. - All school buses in this State, when no longer used...
Section 59-67-60. Repainting of former school buses. - Any person who purchases a used school bus must paint...
Section 59-67-70. Dual wheels. - County boards of education may at their discretion require that...
Section 59-67-80. Windshield wiper, brakes, lights, and rear view mirrors. - Every school bus shall be equipped with a power-driven windshield...
Section 59-67-90. Gasoline tanks. - The gasoline tank of every school bus shall be filled,...
Section 59-67-100. Seating space; aisle; seats; number and location of pupils. - Sufficient seating space must be provided so far as practicable...
Section 59-67-105. Maximum ride time; routing. - (A) A student may not ride continuously on a state-owned...
Section 59-67-108. Training and certification of drivers. - (A)(1) Only a person who has been certified by the...
Section 59-67-110. Front entrance-exit; emergency exit. - Every school bus shall be provided with a front entrance-exit...
Section 59-67-120. Tampering with governors prohibited. - It shall be unlawful for any person, other than authorized...
Section 59-67-130. Inspection of road conditions on bus routes; reporting hazards. - Prior to the opening of school each year, each school...
Section 59-67-140. Inspection of road conditions on bus routes; duties of drivers. - During the school year, each school bus driver shall report,...
Section 59-67-150. Qualifications of bus driver; drinking or smoking on bus. - The driver of each school bus must be an experienced...
Section 59-67-160. Physical examination of school bus driver. - A school bus driver shall have a physical examination that...
Section 59-67-180. General supervision of bus by driver. - The driver of every school bus while the bus is...
Section 59-67-190. Driver prohibited from leaving bus while engine is running. - No driver or operator of a school bus shall leave...
Section 59-67-200. Complete stop to receive or discharge passenger required. - Each school bus must come to a complete stop with...
Section 59-67-210. School bus passing another school bus unlawful. - It shall be unlawful for any person operating a school...
Section 59-67-220. Filling gasoline tank while engine is running or pupils are on bus prohibited. - No gasoline tank on or in any vehicle used as...
Section 59-67-230. Driver required to stop before crossing railroad track. - The operator of any school bus shall, before crossing at...
Section 59-67-240. Other duties of driver; discipline of pupils for misconduct. - The driver of each school bus shall cooperate with the...
Section 59-67-245. Interference with operation of school bus; penalties. - No person shall wilfully and wrongfully interfere with the operation...
Section 59-67-250. Posting of copies of relevant statutes. - The trustees of the various school districts shall cause to...
Section 59-67-260. Check of school bus operation by Department of Public Safety. - The Department of Public Safety shall have the operation of...
Section 59-67-270. Inspection of buses. - (A)(1) All publicly owned or leased school buses, including buses...
Section 59-67-280. Penalties. - The doing of anything prohibited by this article or failing...
Section 59-67-290. Negligence or carelessness of driver not imputable to passengers. - The negligence or carelessness of the driver of any motor-driven...
Section 59-67-300. Overnight parking; waivers. - State-owned school buses must be parked overnight and during the...
Section 59-67-410. Control by State Board of Education of school bus transportation. - The control and management of all school bus transportation in...
Section 59-67-415. Parental responsibility for safe and timely arrival of children to and from bus stop. - Parents or guardians are responsible for the safety, conduct, and...
Section 59-67-420. Extent of transportation to be provided. - (A) The State, acting through the State Board of Education,...
Section 59-67-421. Liability in regard to school transportation within hazardous areas. - In relation to expenditures for transportation within hazardous areas as...
Section 59-67-425. Transportation of children attending kindergarten or child development programs. - Three, four, or five-year old children attending public school-sponsored kindergarten...
Section 59-67-440. Board may borrow from Division of Sinking Funds and Property to effect purchases of school bus equipment. - The State Board of Education is empowered to borrow, and...
Section 59-67-450. Form of indebtedness; interest; payment. - The indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 59-67-440 shall be in...
Section 59-67-460. Contracts for transportation services with private individuals or contractors; State aid. - Any county board of education may at any time contract...
Section 59-67-470. Bus drivers; selection; eligibility, training and certificates. - The school bus drivers, whether students or adults, shall be...
Section 59-67-480. Salaries of drivers of State-owned buses. - Salaries of school bus drivers of State-owned buses shall be...
Section 59-67-490. Proposed routes shall be submitted to Board of Education annually; approval. - The boards of trustees of each district shall make a...
Section 59-67-500. Routes of buses owned and operated by local school agencies. - The Board shall have no jurisdiction over the routing of...
Section 59-67-510. Use of transportation equipment for special events, office of Adjutant General and armed services reserve component functions, and other educational purposes. - County boards of education may permit the use of school...
Section 59-67-515. Speed limit for public school buses; exceptions. - No public school bus may be operated in this State...
Section 59-67-520. Transportation of handicapped persons. - Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 59-33-50, 59-67-420 and 59-67-510, the...
Section 59-67-530. Expenses of operation of State and locally owned buses. - The Board shall be responsible for all expenses of operation...
Section 59-67-535. Use of boats for transportation of school children from Sandy Island to transport residents. - Boats operated by the State Department of Education for transportation...
Section 59-67-540. Supplies and maintenance of state-owned buses; maintenance and supply stations. - The Department of Transportation shall be responsible for providing all...
Section 59-67-545. Parents and other adult school volunteers or employees authorized to ride route school buses on space available basis. - Parents and other adult school volunteers or employees may ride...
Section 59-67-550. Installment purchase of maintenance shops. - The State Board of Education is authorized to enter into...
Section 59-67-570. Rules and regulations. - The State Board of Education may adopt such rules and...
Section 59-67-580. Replacement cycle; funding. - (A) With funds appropriated by the General Assembly for school...
Section 59-67-585. Use of biodiesel fuel. - The State Department of Education, when feasible, shall utilize biodiesel...
Section 59-67-710. Contracts of insurance on state-owned school buses. - (1) The Director of the Division of General Services, with...
Section 59-67-720. Payment of premiums. - The premiums on all insurance contracts procured under the authority...
Section 59-67-730. Counties and other political subdivisions prohibited from providing supplemental benefits on state-owned buses. - No county or other political subdivision shall supplement the benefits...
Section 59-67-740. Contracts of insurance on county and district-owned and contract buses. - County and district boards of education owning school buses are...
Section 59-67-760. Waiver of claim against bus driver. - The acceptance of any payment or the bringing of any...
Section 59-67-765. Waiver of sovereign immunity up to limits of insurance coverage. - For the purpose of this article, the doctrine of sovereign...
Section 59-67-770. State's immunity not waived. - Nothing in this article shall be construed as a waiver...
Section 59-67-780. Rules and regulations. - The Director of the Sinking Funds and Property Division of...
Section 59-67-790. Pupil Injury Insurance Fund. - There is hereby created a fund to be administered by...