Sec. 34.015. REPORTING OF BUS ACCIDENTS. (a) In this section, "bus" means a bus operated by or contracted for use by a school district to transport schoolchildren.
(b) A school district shall report annually to the Texas Education Agency the number of accidents in which the district's buses are involved. The agency by rule shall determine the information to be reported, including:
(1) the type of bus involved in the accident;
(2) whether the bus was equipped with seat belts;
(3) the number of students and adults involved in the accident;
(4) the number and types of injuries sustained by bus passengers in the accident; and
(5) whether the injured passengers were wearing seat belts at the time of the accident.
(c) The Texas Education Agency shall publish the reports received under this section on its Internet website.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 259 (H.B. 323), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2007.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services
Section 34.001. Purchase of Motor Vehicles
Section 34.002. Safety Standards
Section 34.003. Operation of School Buses
Section 34.004. Standing Children
Section 34.007. Public School Transportation System
Section 34.009. Contracts for Use, Acquisition, or Lease of School Bus
Section 34.010. Use of School Buses for Extracurricular and Other School-Related Activities
Section 34.012. Three-Point Seat Belt Instruction; Information Clearinghouse
Section 34.013. Bus Seat Belt Policy