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2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 5. Transportation Contracts › 20-27-5-31. Common Carrier Contract; Exemption From Physical Examination

Sec. 31. When a school bus driver is employed by a common carrier to assist in performing a common carrier contract made under section 29 of this chapter, the school bus driver is exempt from mandatory physical examinations required under this article, except to the extent that examination may be necessary for a common carrier to comply with section 30(2) of this chapter.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-2-27.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 5. Transportation Contracts › 20-27-5-32. Common Carrier Contract; Exemption From Requirements

Sec. 32. A bus operated under a common carrier contract is not required to be constructed, equipped, or painted as specified under this article or the rules of the committee unless the bus:
(1) is operated exclusively for the transportation of students to and from school; or
(2) must be operated more than three (3) miles outside the corporation limit of a city or town in order to perform the contract.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-2-28.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 5. Transportation Contracts › 20-27-5-33. Violation

Sec. 33. 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(a).]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.231-2005, SEC.36.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 6. Parents' Supplemental Transportation Contracts › 20-27-6-1. Exemptions for Nonpublic Schools and Educational Service Centers

Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to:
(1) a nonpublic school or to a nonpublic school bus driver contract executed for a nonpublic school; or
(2) an educational service center (as defined by IC 20-20-1-2) or a school bus driver contract executed for an educational service center.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-2.5-7.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.140-2012, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 6. Parents' Supplemental Transportation Contracts › 20-27-6-2. Authority of Parents to Provide Bus Transportation

Sec. 2. Parents may provide bus transportation for students enrolled in a public school who are not provided transportation by the school corporation.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-2.5-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 6. Parents' Supplemental Transportation Contracts › 20-27-6-3. Parents Joint Contract Rights

Sec. 3. (a) The parents of public school students not provided bus transportation by the school corporation may contract jointly with a school bus driver to provide transportation under a parents' supplemental transportation contract.
(b) A parents' supplemental transportation contract is subject to the approval of the governing body of the school corporation where the students transported under the contract reside, and a school bus operated under the contract is under the supervision and direction of the governing body.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-2.5-2.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 6. Parents' Supplemental Transportation Contracts › 20-27-6-4. Parents Supplemental Transportation Contract; Contents

Sec. 4. A parents' supplemental transportation contract must include the following:
(1) The type of school bus equipment to be furnished by the school bus driver, including a provision that the contract incorporate by reference any equipment requirements prescribed by the committee.
(2) Incorporation by reference of the safety, training, and inspection requirements of the committee and the state.
(3) The amount of liability and property damage insurance required to be furnished by the school bus driver. The amount of insurance must be commensurate with insurance furnished by a school bus driver operating under a transportation contract with a school corporation.
(4) Any other relevant information necessary to advise the parties of the terms and conditions of the contract.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-2.5-3.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 6. Parents' Supplemental Transportation Contracts › 20-27-6-5. Parents Supplemental Transportation Contract; School Bus Driver Prerequisites

Sec. 5. Before a school bus driver may enter into a parents' supplemental transportation contract, the school bus driver must meet the following prerequisites:
(1) The school bus driver must meet all physical requirements required of school bus drivers by the committee, including the requirements under IC 20-27-8-1.
(2) The school bus driver must obtain the physical fitness certificate required of all school bus drivers by IC 20-27-8-4.
(3) The school bus driver must have a valid public passenger chauffeur's license issued by the bureau of motor vehicles.
(4) The school bus driver must meet any additional requirements required by the contracting parents.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-2.5-4.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 6. Parents' Supplemental Transportation Contracts › 20-27-6-6. Parents Supplemental Transportation Contract; Substitute Driver Requirements

Sec. 6. A substitute school bus driver may not operate a school bus unless the substitute school bus driver meets the standards required by IC 20-27-8-1 or any other committee requirements for substitute school bus drivers.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-2.5-5.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 6. Parents' Supplemental Transportation Contracts › 20-27-6-7. Parents Supplemental Transportation Contract; Use of School Buses

Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (d), a school bus operating under a parents' supplemental transportation contract may only be used for the following purposes:
(1) Transportation of eligible students to and from school.
(2) Transportation of eligible students and necessary adult chaperones to and from an activity that is sponsored, controlled, supervised, or participated in by the governing body of the school corporation.
(3) Transportation of students to and from a:
(A) youth baseball activity;
(B) 4-H club activity;
(C) junior achievement activity;
(D) Boy Scout activity;
(E) Girl Scout activity;
(F) Campfire activity; or
(G) recreational activity approved or sponsored by a political subdivision.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), the following conditions apply to a school bus operating under a parents' supplemental transportation contract that is used for a purpose described in subsection (a):
(1) Students may not be accompanied by more than four (4) adult sponsors or chaperones per school bus.
(2) Transportation must originate from a point within the geographical limits of the school district served by the affected school bus driver.
(3) The group to be transported shall be residents of the affected school district.
(4) Transportation may not exceed one hundred (100) highway miles from point of origin.
(c) Subsection (b) does not apply if transportation can be furnished by a common carrier of passengers that operates under the jurisdiction of the department of state revenue. If transportation is furnished by a common carrier of passengers that operates under the jurisdiction of the department of state revenue, IC 20-27-9-3(b) applies.
(d) A school bus operating under a parents' supplemental transportation contract may be used for the following purposes:
(1) Travel to and from a garage or repair area for maintenance or repair.
(2) Transportation requested by a governmental authority during a local, state, or national emergency.
(3) Transportation of an agricultural worker engaged in cultivating, producing, or harvesting crops under IC 20-27-9-10.
(4) Travel to a school bus driver's residence or parking facility following an authorized use described in this section.
(5) Transportation of a senior citizen under IC 20-27-9-2.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-2.5-6.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 6. Parents' Supplemental Transportation Contracts › 20-27-6-8. Violation

Sec. 8. 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.37.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 7. School Bus Inspection and Registration › 20-27-7-1. Annual Inspection of Buses

Sec. 1. The state police department shall annually inspect all special purpose buses and school buses, including those operated by a nonpublic school to transport students. The inspection of a school bus must determine whether the school bus complies with the safety requirements prescribed for school bus construction and equipment in the rules of the committee.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-4-5(a).]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 7. School Bus Inspection and Registration › 20-27-7-2. Inspection Time

Sec. 2. The owner of a school bus or special purpose bus shall present the school bus or special purpose bus for the inspection required under section 1 of this chapter at the date, time, and place designated by the state police department.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-4-5(b).]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 7. School Bus Inspection and Registration › 20-27-7-3. Certificate of Inspection

Sec. 3. If the inspection required under section 1 of this chapter reveals that a school bus meets all safety requirements, the inspecting officer shall attach to the bus a certificate of inspection and document the certification in the state police department's school bus inspection data base. Except as provided in sections 5 through 7 of this chapter, a certificate of inspection issued under this section is valid until September 30 of the school year following the school year for which the certificate is issued.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-4-5(c).]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.286-2013, SEC.84.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 7. School Bus Inspection and Registration › 20-27-7-4. Certificate of Inspection Display

Sec. 4. A school bus may not be used to transport passengers unless a valid certificate of inspection issued under section 3 of this chapter is displayed as viewed from the outside on the lower left corner of the windshield of the school bus. However, if the left corner position obstructs the school bus driver's view, the inspection sticker may be positioned on the bottom of the windshield so as to minimize the obstruction to the school bus driver's view.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-4-5(d).]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 7. School Bus Inspection and Registration › 20-27-7-5. Certificate of Inspection Upon Transfer of Ownership

Sec. 5. A school bus that is sold or has the ownership transferred to a new owner must be presented for an inspection under section 2 of this chapter before the school bus may be used to transport passengers. If the school bus meets the requirements specified under section 3 of this chapter, the state police department shall issue a new certificate of inspection for the school bus. A certificate of inspection issued under this section is valid until September 30 of the school year following the school year for which the certificate is issued.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-4-5(e).]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 7. School Bus Inspection and Registration › 20-27-7-6. Inspection of Buses Older Than 12 Years

Sec. 6. In addition to the inspection required under section 1 of this chapter, a school bus that was manufactured at least twelve (12) years before the year for which a certificate of inspection is being sought must be presented for inspection not less than five (5) months nor more than seven (7) months after the inspection required under section 1 of this chapter is completed. If the school bus meets the requirements specified in section 3 of this chapter, the state police department shall issue a new certificate of inspection for the school bus. A certificate of inspection issued for a school bus described in this section is valid for seven (7) months after the date the certificate is issued.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-4-5(f).]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 7. School Bus Inspection and Registration › 20-27-7-7. Certificate of Inspection After Damage by Accident

Sec. 7. If a school bus has received damage in an accident that has put the school bus out of service because of passenger safety concerns, the school bus must be presented for an inspection under section 2 of this chapter before the school bus may be used to transport passengers. If the school bus meets the requirements specified in section 3 of this chapter, the state police department shall issue a new certificate of inspection for the school bus. A certificate of inspection issued under this section is valid until September 30 of the school year following the school year for which the certificate is issued.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-4-5(g).]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 7. School Bus Inspection and Registration › 20-27-7-8. Inspection Requirements

Sec. 8. The inspection of a special purpose bus shall consist of an inspection to determine the existence and condition of the vehicle's:
(1) brakes;
(2) lights (headlamps, tail lamps, brake lights, clearance lights, and turn signals);
(3) steering and suspension;
(4) exhaust systems;
(5) general body condition; and
(6) tires.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-4-5(h).]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 7. School Bus Inspection and Registration › 20-27-7-9. Bus Maintenance

Sec. 9. A school bus or special purpose bus must be maintained to meet the minimum standards set forth by the committee when transporting passengers.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-4-5(i).]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 7. School Bus Inspection and Registration › 20-27-7-10. Temporary Certificate of Inspection Due to Material Defect

Sec. 10. If the inspection of a special purpose bus or a school bus performed under this chapter reveals any material defect that renders the school bus unsafe and in noncompliance with any safety requirements established by the committee or with the safety requirements of this chapter, the inspecting officer shall issue a temporary certificate of inspection for the special purpose bus or school bus. The following apply to a temporary certificate of inspection issued under this section:
(1) The certificate shall be displayed as viewed from the outside in the lower left corner of the windshield of the special purpose bus or school bus. However, if the left corner position obstructs the driver's view, the temporary certificate of inspection may be positioned on the bottom of the windshield so as to minimize the obstruction to the driver's view.
(2) The certificate is valid for thirty (30) days.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-4-6(a).]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 7. School Bus Inspection and Registration › 20-27-7-11. Temporary Certificate of Inspection; Repair

Sec. 11. Upon being issued a temporary certificate of inspection under section 10 of this chapter, the owner of a special purpose bus or school bus shall have the special purpose bus or school bus repaired to meet the minimum standards under this chapter. After having the special purpose bus or school bus repaired to meet the minimum standards under this chapter, the owner of the special purpose bus or school bus shall present the special purpose bus or school bus for an inspection under section 2 of this chapter.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-4-6(b).]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 7. School Bus Inspection and Registration › 20-27-7-12. Certificate of Inspection After Repair

Sec. 12. If after being repaired under section 11 of this chapter a special purpose bus or school bus meets the minimum standards under this chapter, the state police department shall issue a certificate of inspection under section 3 of this chapter.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-4-6(c).]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 7. School Bus Inspection and Registration › 20-27-7-13. Out-of-Service Order and Certificate; Issuance

Sec. 13. If:
(1) after being repaired under section 11 of this chapter a special purpose bus or school bus does not meet the minimum standards under this chapter; or
(2) a special purpose bus or school bus does not comply with the safety requirements for school bus construction and equipment established by the rules of the committee and the noncompliance is a serious safety critical violation, as determined by the committee;
the state police department shall issue an out-of-service order and certificate for the special purpose bus or school bus. The driver of the special purpose bus or school bus at the time of the inspection shall be notified of the out-of-service order and a copy shall be made available on the Internet web site of the state police department for the governing body of the school corporation that controls the operation of the special purpose bus or school bus.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-4-6(d).]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.42-2014, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 7. School Bus Inspection and Registration › 20-27-7-14. Display of Out-of-Service Certificate

Sec. 14. An out-of-service certificate issued under section 13 of this chapter shall be displayed as viewed from the outside in the lower left corner of the windshield of the special purpose bus or school bus for which the certificate is issued. However, if the left corner position obstructs the driver's view, the out-of-service certificate may be positioned on the bottom of the windshield so as to minimize the obstruction to the driver's view. The out-of-service certificate may be removed only by the state police department following an inspection that verifies that the special purpose bus or school bus meets the minimum standards under this chapter.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-4-6(e).]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 7. School Bus Inspection and Registration › 20-27-7-14.5. Prohibition of Use of Special Purpose Bus or School Bus Until Defects Are Corrected

Sec. 14.5. After:
(1) an out-of-service order and an out-of-service certificate have been issued under section 13 of this chapter; and
(2) the out-of-service certificate has been displayed or positioned as set forth in section 14 of this chapter;
the affected special purpose bus or school bus may not be used to transport passengers until all defects have been corrected.
As added by P.L.42-2014, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 7. School Bus Inspection and Registration › 20-27-7-15. Out-of-Service Order; Appeal

Sec. 15. (a) An out-of-service order may be appealed to the committee not more than five (5) days after service of the order.
(b) Not more than ten (10) days after an appeal, the committee shall review the order and decide the matter.
(c) The committee may:
(1) uphold;
(2) modify; or
(3) set aside;
the order.
(d) While an out-of-service order is appealed, the order remains in full force until set aside or modified by the committee.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-4-7.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 7. School Bus Inspection and Registration › 20-27-7-16. Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-4-8.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.31-2008, SEC.4. Repealed by P.L.286-2013, SEC.85.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 7. School Bus Inspection and Registration › 20-27-7-17. Registration Fee

Sec. 17. A school bus driver shall be charged the same annual registration fee for a school bus that is operated under:
(1) a transportation contract with a school corporation; or
(2) a parents' supplemental transportation contract.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-4-8.5.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 7. School Bus Inspection and Registration › 20-27-7-18. Registration Fee Exemption

Sec. 18. (a) A school corporation that owns a school bus or a special purpose bus and uses the school bus or special purpose bus to transport students is exempt from the payment of the annual registration fee for the school bus or special purpose bus. On application by a school corporation, the commissioner of motor vehicles shall furnish registration number plates for exempted vehicles without charge. Application for registration of exempted vehicles shall be:
(1) made whenever a newly acquired school bus or special purpose bus requires a registration number plate;
(2) made whenever a registration number plate is transferred from one (1) school bus or special purpose bus owned by the school corporation to another school bus or special purpose bus owned by the school corporation;
(3) made in the name of the school corporation that owns the school bus or special purpose bus to be registered; and
(4) signed by the proper official of the school corporation.
(b) An owner other than a school corporation that owns a school bus or a special purpose bus and uses the school bus or special purpose bus to transport students is not exempt from annual registration under IC 9-18.1-3 or payment of the annual registration fee for school buses.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-4-9.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.31-2008, SEC.5; P.L.257-2017, SEC.45.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 7. School Bus Inspection and Registration › 20-27-7-19. Violation

Sec. 19. A person who knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly violates this chapter commits a Class C infraction.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citations: 20-9.1-4-11; 20-9.1-5-22(a).]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.231-2005, SEC.38; P.L.174-2021, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 8. School Bus Drivers › 20-27-8-1. School Bus Drivers and Monitors; Standards

Sec. 1. (a) An individual may not drive a school bus for the transportation of students or be employed as a school bus monitor unless the individual satisfies the following requirements:
(1) Is of good moral character.
(2) Does not use intoxicating liquor during school hours.
(3) Does not use intoxicating liquor to excess at any time.
(4) Is not addicted to any narcotic drug.
(5) Is at least:
(A) twenty-one (21) years of age for driving a school bus; or
(B) eighteen (18) years of age for employment as a school bus monitor.
(6) In the case of a school bus driver, holds a valid public passenger chauffeur's license or commercial driver's license issued by the state or any other state.
(7) Possesses the following required physical characteristics:
(A) Sufficient physical ability to be a school bus driver, as determined by the committee.
(B) The full normal use of both hands, both arms, both feet, both legs, both eyes, and both ears.
(C) Freedom from any communicable disease that:
(i) may be transmitted through airborne or droplet means; or
(ii) requires isolation of the infected person under 410 IAC 1-2.3.
(D) Freedom from any mental, nervous, organic, or functional disease that might impair the person's ability to properly operate a school bus.
(E) This clause does not apply to a school bus monitor. Visual acuity, with or without glasses, equal to the vision requirements under 49 CFR 391.41 and a field of vision with one hundred fifty (150) degree minimum and with depth perception of at least eighty percent (80%) or forty-eight (48) seconds of arc or less angle of stereopsis.
(b) This subsection applies to a school bus monitor. Notwithstanding subsection (a)(5)(B), a school corporation or school bus driver may not employ an individual who is less than twenty-one (21) years of age as a school bus monitor unless the school corporation or school bus driver does not receive a sufficient number of qualified applicants for employment as a school bus monitor who are at least twenty-one (21) years of age. A school corporation or school bus driver shall maintain a record of applicants, their ages, and their qualifications to show compliance with this subsection.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-3-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.219-2015, SEC.3; P.L.127-2016, SEC.19; P.L.167-2018, SEC.3; P.L.168-2022, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 8. School Bus Drivers › 20-27-8-2. School Bus Driver Driving Summary

Sec. 2. (a) Before a school corporation enters into a:
(1) contract with a school bus driver; or
(2) fleet contract under IC 20-27-5;
the school corporation shall obtain, at no fee from the bureau of motor vehicles, a copy of the school bus driver's driving summary for the last seven (7) years as maintained by the bureau of motor vehicles or the equivalent agency in another state.
(b) To obtain a copy of the school bus driver's driving summary as required under subsection (a), the school corporation shall provide the bureau of motor vehicles with the following information:
(1) The school bus driver's name.
(2) The school bus driver's Social Security number.
(3) Any other information required by the bureau of motor vehicles.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-3-1.5.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 8. School Bus Drivers › 20-27-8-3. Consumption or Possession of Controlled Substance; Offense

Sec. 3. (a) As used in this section, "controlled substance" has the meaning set forth in IC 35-48-1.
(b) An individual who is a school bus driver and who knowingly and intentionally:
(1) consumes a controlled substance or an intoxicating liquor within six (6) hours before:
(A) going on duty; or
(B) operating a school bus; or
(2) consumes or possesses a controlled substance or an intoxicating liquor while on duty or while operating a school bus;
commits a Class A misdemeanor.
(c) It is a defense in a prosecution under this section if a controlled substance is consumed or possessed in accordance with a medical prescription issued by an Indiana physician to the individual who consumes or possesses the controlled substance.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-3-1.6.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 8. School Bus Drivers › 20-27-8-4. School Bus Driver; Physical Examination Certificate

Sec. 4. An individual who is or intends to become a school bus driver must obtain a physical examination certificate stating that the individual possesses the physical characteristics required by section 1(a)(7) of this chapter. The certificate shall be made by an individual who is registered in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners after the certified medical examiner has conducted a physical examination of the school bus driver or prospective school bus driver. The school corporation shall determine how the certified medical examiner who is to conduct the physical examination is chosen and who must pay for the physical examination.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-3-2.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.82-2009, SEC.1; P.L.42-2014, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 8. School Bus Drivers › 20-27-8-5. School Bus Driver; Public Passenger Chauffeur License; Physical Examination Timing

Sec. 5. (a) When an individual holds a contract to serve or is serving as a school bus driver at the time the individual obtains a public passenger chauffeur's license, the individual shall undergo the physical examination required by section 4 of this chapter at about the same time as the individual acquires the chauffeur's license. The certificate of examination and qualification shall be filed not more than seven (7) days after the examination.
(b) When an individual executes a contract to drive a school bus or begins serving as a school bus driver after obtaining a public passenger chauffeur's license, the individual may not drive a school bus unless:
(1) the individual files a certificate of a physical examination made at the time the individual last secured a public passenger chauffeur's license; or
(2) if a certificate was not made at the time of the prior examination or is unobtainable, the individual undergoes a new physical examination and files a certificate from that examination.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-3-3.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 8. School Bus Drivers › 20-27-8-6. School Bus Driver; Additional Physical Examination

Sec. 6. A governing body may, at any time, require a school bus driver operating a school bus for the school corporation to submit to a physical examination by an Indiana physician selected by the corporation. The school corporation shall pay the cost of an examination under this section.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-3-4.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 8. School Bus Drivers › 20-27-8-7. Transportation or Fleet Contract; Compensation

Sec. 7. When a school bus driver operates under a transportation or fleet contract, the compensation for the school bus driver or fleet contractor is determined and fixed by the contract on a per diem basis for the number of days on which:
(1) the calendar of the school corporation provides that students are to attend school;
(2) the driver is required by the school corporation to operate the bus on school related activities; and
(3) inservice training is required by statute or authorized by the school corporation, including the safety meeting workshops required under section 9 of this chapter.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-3-5.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 8. School Bus Drivers › 20-27-8-8. School Bus Driver Employment Contract; Compensation

Sec. 8. The compensation of a school bus driver who is employed by a school corporation on a school year basis under an employment contract shall be fixed in the employment contract.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-3-6.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 8. School Bus Drivers › 20-27-8-9. Annual Safety Meeting; Attendance Required

Sec. 9. A school bus driver, including a school bus driver who drives a bus for a nonpublic school, shall attend an annual safety meeting or workshop. A safety meeting or workshop may not exceed two (2) days in any one (1) calendar year.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-3-7.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 8. School Bus Drivers › 20-27-8-10. Preservice School Bus Driver Safety Experience and Education Requirements

Sec. 10. (a) An individual who does not have at least thirty (30) days experience in driving a school bus during the three (3) year period immediately preceding the effective date of the individual's assignment as a school bus driver for a public or nonpublic school that is accredited by the state board within Indiana shall satisfactorily complete a preservice school bus driver safety education training course. The course may not exceed forty (40) hours.
(b) Course attendance must be completed:
(1) before the assignment of an individual required to take the course as a school bus driver; or
(2) if immediate assignment is necessary, upon the completion of the next scheduled course following the assignment.
(c) The secretary of education shall provide instructors, adequate meeting facilities, registration forms, a uniform course of instruction, and all other necessary materials for the preservice school bus driver safety education meetings.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-3-7.5.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.43-2021, SEC.83.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 8. School Bus Drivers › 20-27-8-10.5. Special Purpose Bus Driver Safety Plan

Sec. 10.5. (a) Not later than September 1, 2009, the department shall:
(1) develop;
(2) provide to the general assembly and the public; and
(3) implement;
a plan to promote safe driving practices for drivers of special purpose buses.
(b) The plan developed under subsection (a) must provide clear, concise information concerning statutes and rules that affect special purpose buses and special purpose bus drivers.
(c) The department shall update the plan developed under subsection (a) as necessary.
(d) The department shall distribute the plan developed under subsection (a) in the most cost effective manner, as determined by the department.
As added by P.L.146-2009, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 8. School Bus Drivers › 20-27-8-11. Annual Safety Meeting; Time and Place

Sec. 11. The committee shall fix the date, time, and place for the annual safety meetings or workshops.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-3-8.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 8. School Bus Drivers › 20-27-8-12. Conduct of Annual Safety Meeting

Sec. 12. The committee and the superintendent of the state police department shall provide instructors, adequate meeting facilities, and all other necessary facilities for the annual school bus driver safety meetings or workshops. The committee and the state police superintendent shall also prepare and furnish a uniform course of instruction to be used in the meetings or workshops.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-3-9.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 8. School Bus Drivers › 20-27-8-13. Annual Safety Meeting; Registration

Sec. 13. (a) The committee shall provide a uniform system for the registration of school bus drivers who are required to attend the annual safety meetings or workshops. This registration system must do the following:
(1) Accurately reflect the attendance of each school bus driver at each session of the annual meeting or workshop.
(2) Provide a registration form indicating the school bus driver's name and legal address, and the name of the school the school bus driver represents.
(b) The secretary of education shall supervise registration of school bus drivers at the annual safety meetings or workshops.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-3-10.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.233-2015, SEC.203; P.L.43-2021, SEC.84.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 8. School Bus Drivers › 20-27-8-14. Annual Safety Meeting; Nonattendance

Sec. 14. If a school bus driver for a school corporation fails or refuses to attend a school bus driver meeting or workshop, the governing body of the school corporation shall deduct one (1) day's compensation for each day of absence.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-3-11.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 8. School Bus Drivers › 20-27-8-15. School Bus Driver Training Certification; Revocation of Certification

Sec. 15. (a) The driver of a school bus for a public or nonpublic school that is accredited by the state board shall have in the school bus driver's possession, while transporting passengers, a certificate that states the school bus driver has:
(1) enrolled in or completed a course in school bus driver safety education as required under sections 9 and 10 of this chapter; or
(2) operated a school bus at least thirty (30) days during the three (3) year period preceding the effective date of the school bus driver's employment.
(b) A certificate of enrollment in or completion of the course or courses in school bus driver safety education shall be prescribed by the committee and completed by the designated representative of the committee.
(c) A driver of a school bus who fails to complete the school bus driver safety education course or courses, as required, shall be reported by the person who conducted the course to the committee and to the school corporation where the school bus driver is employed or under contract.
(d) A driver of a school bus who fails to complete the school bus driver safety education course or courses, as required, may not drive a school bus within Indiana while transporting a student.
(e) The department may at any time order the revocation of a driver's certificate of completion of the school bus driver safety education training due to:
(1) fraudulent completion of the annual safety meeting or workshop required under section 9 of this chapter; or
(2) circumstances endangering the safe transportation of students, including the following:
(A) Permanent revocation for a:
(i) conviction for a felony or for a Class A misdemeanor that endangers the safety or safe transportation of a student; or
(ii) positive drug or alcohol test result that does not fall under the return to duty policy of the employing school corporation.
(B) A two (2) year revocation for a conviction for a Class B misdemeanor that endangers the safety or safe transportation of a student.
(C) A one (1) year revocation for a:
(i) conviction for a Class C misdemeanor; or
(ii) judgment for a Class A infraction;
that endangers the safety or safe transportation of a student.
(D) A six (6) month revocation for a judgment for a Class B or Class C infraction that endangers the safety or safe transportation of a student.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-3-11.5.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.127-2016, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 8. School Bus Drivers › 20-27-8-16. Violation

Sec. 16. Except as provided in section 3(b) of this chapter, 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(a).]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.231-2005, SEC.39.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 9. Use of School Buses › 20-27-9-1. Generally

Sec. 1. (a) This section does not apply to the use of school buses owned and operated by:
(1) a nonpublic school; or
(2) a nonprofit agency with primary responsibility for the habilitation or rehabilitation of individuals with a developmental or physical disability.
(b) Except as provided under sections 2 through 15 of this chapter, a person may not operate or permit the operation of a school bus on a highway in Indiana for a private purpose or a purpose other than transportation of eligible students to and from school.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-5-1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.99-2007, SEC.170.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 9. Use of School Buses › 20-27-9-2. Persons 65 Years of Age or Older

Sec. 2. The governing body of a school corporation may allow, by written authorization, the use of a school bus or a special purpose bus for the transportation of adults at least sixty-five (65) years of age or adults with developmental or physical disabilities.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-5-1.5.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.144-2019, SEC.13; P.L.270-2019, SEC.20; P.L.155-2020, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 9. Use of School Buses › 20-27-9-3. School and Other Activities

Sec. 3. (a) The governing body of a school corporation may allow, by written authorization, the use of a school bus for transportation of eligible students and necessary adult chaperones or of adults to and from an activity that is sponsored, controlled, supervised, or participated in by the governing body. The number and qualifications of adult chaperones under this section may be determined by the governing body.
(b) The governing body may allow, by written authorization, the use of a school bus for transportation of students and necessary adult chaperones to and from an educational or recreational activity approved or sponsored by a political subdivision if:
(1) the transportation originates from a place within the geographical limits of the school corporation served by the affected bus;
(2) the persons transported are Indiana residents; and
(3) the trip does not involve more than two hundred (200) miles of travel out of state.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-5-2.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 9. Use of School Buses › 20-27-9-4. Transportation; Chaperones

Sec. 4. (a) The governing body of a school corporation may, by written authorization, allow the use of a school bus for transportation:
(1) of preschool children who attend preschool offered by the school corporation or under a contract entered into by the school corporation to and from the preschool facility site; and
(2) subject to the geographic and residency requirements set forth in section 3(b) of this chapter, of preschool children and necessary adult chaperones to and from an educational or recreational activity approved or sponsored by the governing body for the preschool children.
(b) The number and qualifications of adult chaperones under subsection (a)(2) may be determined by the governing body.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-5-2.1.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 27. School Transportation › Chapter 9. Use of School Buses › 20-27-9-5. Use of Special Purpose Bus; Operator Requirements

Sec. 5. (a) A special purpose bus or an appropriate vehicle may be used:
(1) by a school corporation to provide regular transportation of a student between one (1) school and another school or between the student's residence and the school;
(2) to transport students and their supervisors, including coaches, managers, and sponsors to athletic or other extracurricular school activities and field trips;
(3) by a school corporation to provide transportation between an individual's residence and the school for an individual enrolled in a special program for the habilitation or rehabilitation of persons with a developmental or physical disability, and, if applicable, the individual's sibling;
(4) to transport homeless students under IC 20-27-12;
(5) by a school corporation to provide regular transportation of an individual described in section 4 or 7 of this chapter between the individual's residence and the school; and
(6) to transport students to career and technical education programs under IC 20-27-12.1.
(b) The mileage limitation of section 3 of this chapter does not apply to special purpose buses.
(c) The operator of a special purpose bus or appropriate vehicle must be at least twenty-one (21) years of age, be authorized by the school corporation, pass an expanded criminal history check and expanded child protection index check as provided under IC 20-26-5-10, and meet the following requirements:
(1) Except as provided in subdivision (2)(B) and in addition to the license required under this subdivision, if the special purpose bus has a capacity of less than sixteen (16) passengers, the operator must hold a valid:
(A) operator's;
(B) chauffeur's;
(C) public passenger chauffeur's; or
(D) commercial driver's;
license.
(2) If the special purpose bus:
(A) has a capacity of more than fifteen (15) passengers; or
(B) is used to provide transportation to an individual described in subsection (a)(3) or (a)(5);
the operator must meet the requirements for a school bus driver set out in IC 20-27-8.
(d) A special purpose bus is not required to be constructed, equipped, or painted as specified for school buses under this article or by the rules of the committee.
(e) An owner or operator of a special purpose bus, other than a special purpose bus owned or operated by a school corporation or a nonpublic school, is subject to IC 8-2.1.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-5-2.6.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.191-2006, SEC.1; P.L.99-2007, SEC.171; P.L.146-2009, SEC.6; P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.318; P.L.228-2017, SEC.2; P.L.144-2019, SEC.14; P.L.270-2019, SEC.21; P.L.155-2020, SEC.10; P.L.168-2022, SEC.9.