Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 210 - State Department of Education
Chapter 30 - School Facilities and Transportation
Subchapter 5 - Transportation
Section 210:30-5-6 - School buses
Universal Citation: OK Admin Code 210:30-5-6
Current through Vol. 41, No. 13, March 15, 2024
(a) Equipment.
(1) Transportation
equipment used to transport ten (10) or more public school students at one time
to any curriculum based activity or program shall meet all the minimum
standards required for Types A, B, C, and D buses. For the purposes of this
section, "curriculum based activity or program" shall include, but not be
limited to, student attendance at a technology center.
(2) Vehicles having a seating capacity of
fewer than ten (10) passengers, excluding the operator, are not required to
meet the State minimum standards for school buses.
(b) School bus inspections.
(1) A driver shall perform a daily pre-trip
safety inspection of the vehicle. The inspection shall include brakes, lights,
tires, exhaust system, gauges, windshield wipers, steering and fuel. The driver
shall make a daily written report describing the condition of the bus and
listing any deficiencies. This report is to remain on file with the chief
administrative officer of the local school district or designee of the chief
administrative officer for a period of ninety (90) days.
(2) A driver shall perform a daily post-trip
inspection of the interior passenger area of the vehicle to ensure that no
pupils remain on the vehicle after the end of the route.
(3) A school district shall have each school
bus mechanically inspected annually by an inspector approved by the Oklahoma
State Department of Education.
(4)
At least twice during each school year, each pupil who is transported in a
school vehicle shall be instructed in safe riding practices, and participate in
emergency evacuation drills. This instruction should be conducted during the
first two weeks of each semester.
(c) School bus inspector qualifications.
(1) Any person licensed
to inspect school buses by the Department of Public Safety under the Motor
Vehicle Laws of Oklahoma prior to July 1, 2001, may be qualified to perform
annual school bus inspections until July 1, 2014.
(2) Any person not meeting the qualifications
as prescribed in (1) of this subsection may be qualified to perform the annual
school bus inspection by submitting proof to the Oklahoma State Department of
Education that they meet one or more of the following qualifications:
(A) Two years' experience as an automotive
technician and certification by the Association for Automotive Service
Excellence (ASE) in medium-heavy truck brake, transit bus brake, school bus
brake, medium-heavy truck preventive maintenance inspection, or transit bus
preventive maintenance inspection; or
(B) Any person qualified to perform
inspections under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Act, appendix G. and
accompanying regulations at
49 CFR
396.19 will be qualified to inspect any
school bus except for the brakes. Persons qualified to inspect brakes under
49 CFR
396.25 shall be qualified to inspect the
brakes on any school bus; or
(C)
Successful completion of an Inspector's Training Course approved by the
Oklahoma State Department of Education.
(d) Standards and school bus specifications.
(1) The NATIONAL
MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR SCHOOL BUSES applies to school bus construction and
equipment. The Oklahoma State Board of Education has accepted the various
methods bus manufacturers use to meet the requirements of these standards and
all requirements under the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. ( P.L.
89-563 ) The responsibility for compliance with Federal and State bus
specifications rests with dealers and manufacturers.
(2) State Standards in addition to Federal
requirements also apply as follows:
(A) No
school district may purchase any used or previously owned school bus unless the
seller certifies prior to the sale that the bus meets all safety standards and
specifications for the date of manufacture of the used bus. Any school district
that purchases a used or previously owned bus without the certification
regarding compliance with standards shall forfeit its state transportation aid.
The seller of any used or previously owned school bus shall certify to the
local board of education that any such transportation equipment meets all
Oklahoma and National Standards required for the date of its
manufacture.
(B) Church buses used
for the purpose of transporting children to and from schools accredited by the
State Department of Education shall be painted National School Bus
Yellow.
(3) School
districts that convert or have converted school buses to Liquefied Petroleum
Gas (LPG) shall comply with safety standards prescribed by the National Fire
Protection Association, Standard No. 58 (NFPA-58) and the Oklahoma Liquefied
Petroleum Gas Administration. In order to ensure safe installation and proper
maintenance of equipment, all personnel must also meet the following existing
requirements of the Oklahoma Liquefied Petroleum Gas Administration: "No
person, firm, corporation, association, or other entity shall engage in the
manufacturing, assembling, fabrication, installing, or selling of any system,
container, or apparatus to be used in this State in or for the transportation,
storing, dispensing, or utilization of LPG, nor shall any transporter,
distributor, or retailer of LPG store, dispense and/or transport over the
highways of this State any LPG for use in this State in any system, container,
apparatus, or appliance without having first obtained a permit to do so as
provided."
Added at 30 Ok Reg 1047, eff 6-27-13
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