Rhode Island Code of Regulations
Title 280 - Department of Revenue
Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles
Subchapter 15 - Safety and Emissions
Part 10 - Rules and Regulations Regarding School Bus Transportation
Section 280-RICR-30-15-10.3 - Regulations for School Committees

1. All school committees shall adopt written rules designating the disciplinary action to be taken against students engaged in misconduct on school buses. No disciplinary action related to bus riding privileges or suspension thereof shall be taken unless in compliance with the school committee=s written policies on the matter.

1. Each school committee shall establish and maintain a record of all school bus routes within their jurisdiction within thirty (30) days of the start of the school year, and the public shall have a right to inspect same during regular business hours. The school bus routes shall be sent to the local police chief for review of possible safety hazards within ninety (90) days of the start of the school year.

1. Each school committee shall provide a bus monitor sixteen (16) years of age or older on all school-bound and home-bound bus routes for grades kindergarten through grade five (5), unless a variance has been obtained from the Department of Education.