Code of Maine Rules
05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL
Chapter 86 - MAINE UNIFORM SCHOOL BUS SPECIFICATIONS
Section 071-86-3 - Minimum Specifications for School Buses
Universal Citation: 05 ME Code Rules ยง 071-86-3
Current through 2024-13, March 27, 2024
1. The Department adopts the National School Transportation Specifications and Procedures 2015 as enacted by the 16th National Congress on School Transportation and with some exceptions specific to Maine. The following exceptions apply:
A. Bus body and chassis specifications,
color, section C of the National School Transportation Specifications
and Procedures 2015.
(1) Roof color
exception: a white roof on a school bus is not a state school bus
specification.
B. Bus
body and chassis specifications, heating and air conditioning systems, section
B of the National School Transportation Specifications and Procedures
2015.
(1) Air conditioning
exception: air conditioning on a school bus is not a state school bus
specification.
C.
Operational procedures, local school districts, in-use capacity of a school
bus, section C.1, paragraph 4 of the National School Transportation
Specifications and Procedures 2015.
(1)
Overloading exception: overloading a school bus is prohibited.
D. Operational procedures,
selection and training of bus drivers, section C.6 of the National School
Transportation Specifications and Procedures 2015.
(1) Crossing exception: procedures for
escorted crossing are not a state school bus specification.
E. Activity Bus Operations,
Transportation Other Than To and From School or Head Start, section A.1.c.VI of
the National School Transportation Specifications and Procedures
2015.
(1) Activity bus operation
exception: replace with 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
395.5.
F. Appendix B,
School Bus Body and Chassis Specifications of the National School
Transportation Specifications and Procedures 2015.
(1) School bus body and chassis exception: a
white roof on a school bus is not a state school bus specification.
G. Appendix D, Recommended
Procedures for Escorted Crossing, all sections of the National School
Transportation Specifications and Procedures 2015.
(1) Escorted crossing exception: procedures
for escorted crossing are not a state school bus specification.
2. The following regulations are in addition to the National School Transportation Specifications and Procedures 2015:
A. Onboard video systems (also known as
surveillance cameras) with a minimum of four cameras and continuous recording
shall be installed on the inside of all new school buses.
B. School bus seat restraint (also known as
seat belts) installation shall be a local decision except when federal mandated
seat restraint installation is required on specific school bus types. If a SAU
chooses to install seat restraints, the Department recommends three-point
lap-shoulder belts.
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