Ind. Code ch. 20-27-10

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Ind. Code § 20-27-10-0.5 Annual review of school bus routes and school bus safety policies; information on website

Sec. 0.5. (a) On or before September 1, 2019, and each September 1 thereafter, each school corporation, charter school, and state accredited nonpublic school that provides transportation for students must review the school's school bus routes and school bus safety policies to improve the safety of students and adults. (b) The state school bus committee, in consultation with the department, shall develop and post on the department's website school bus safety guidelines or best practices. The guidelines or best practices must include procedures to be taken to ensure that students do not enter a roadway until approaching traffic has come to a complete stop. (c) In addition to the requirements under subsection (b), the department, in consultation with the department of transportation, shall include on the department's website information on how an individual or school may petition to reduce maximum speed limits in areas necessary to ensure that students are safely loaded onto or unloaded from a school bus. As added by P.L.144-2019, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.92-2020, SEC.44; P.L.23-2026, SEC.183.

Ind. Code § 20-27-10-1 Loading conveniences

Sec. 1. To promote safety in school bus operations, school corporations shall cooperate with the civil divisions of local and state government to provide necessary loading and unloading conveniences as an accessory to public streets and highways. The cost of providing these conveniences shall be paid by the civil divisions of government. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-5-13.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.

Ind. Code § 20-27-10-2 Discipline on school bus

Sec. 2. When students are being transported on a school bus, the students are under the supervision, direction, and control of the school bus driver and are subject to disciplinary measures by the school bus driver and the governing body of the school corporation. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-5-19.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.

Ind. Code § 20-27-10-3 Capacity of school bus

Sec. 3. A governing body may not require a school bus driver to transport students for whom a regular seat is not available in the school bus. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-5-20.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.

Ind. Code § 20-27-10-4 Violation

Sec. 4. A person who knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly violates this chapter commits a Class C misdemeanor. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-5-22.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.231-2005, SEC.41.

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