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Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 275b - Minimum Requirements for Type I School Bus Construction and Equipment › Standards for Vehicles Used for Transportation of Students Who Are Mobility Impaired › Section 14-275b-133 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
As used in sections 14-275b-133 to
				  14-275b-149,
				  inclusive:
(a) "Bus" means a motor
				vehicle with motive power, except a van-type vehicle or trailer, designed for
				carrying more than ten (10) persons;
(b) "Carrier" means any local or regional
				school district, any educational institution providing elementary or secondary
				education or any person, firm or corporation under contract to such district or
				institution engaged in the business of transporting school children;
(c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of
				motor vehicles or his authorized representative;
(d) "Department" means the Department of
				Motor Vehicles;
(e) "Inspect" means
				to view closely and critically in order to ascertain, in accordance with
				accepted inspection standards, if the vehicle is in proper mechanical condition
				and all manufactured systems, including safety features, are intact;
(f) "Maintain" means to preserve from
				operational failure or decline; to keep in a state of repair and good working
				order;
(g) "Operate" means in the
				possession, control and use of the carrier, regardless of whether the vehicle
				is owned by the carrier;
(h)
				"Repair" means to restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn,
				broken or otherwise malfunctioning;
(i) "School Bus" means any motor vehicle so
				defined in Section
				14-275(a)
				of the General Statutes, as amended, which meets the construction standards set
				forth in regulations of the Department of Motor Vehicles;
(j) "Scooter" means a type of wheelchair with
				a removable seat on a pedestal and/or handle bars, and a foot platform located
				between the front and rear wheels;
(k) "Student Transportation Vehicle (STV)"
				means any motor vehicle other than a registered school bus used by a carrier
				for the transportation of students, including children requiring special
				education;
(l) "Student with a
				Mobility Impairment" means a person who has a temporary or permanent physical
				disability limiting normal movement as determined by a licensed
				physician;
(m) "Vehicle" means any
				school bus or student transportation vehicle;
(n) "Wheelchair" means a wheeled seat frame
				for the support and conveyance of a person who is mobility impaired, comprising
				at least a frame, seat and wheels, including a scooter type
				wheelchair.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 275b - Minimum Requirements for Type I School Bus Construction and Equipment › Standards for Vehicles Used for Transportation of Students Who Are Mobility Impaired › Section 14-275b-134 - Classification of vehicles

Current through July 10, 2024
As used in sections
				  14-275b-135 to
				  14-275b-149,
				  inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, the following
				  vehicle classes will have the following meanings:
CLASS OF
								VEHICLE
VEHICLE TYPE
HS
A school bus.
HS-1
A Type I school bus equipped to accommodate
								students with mobility impairments.
HS-2
A Type II school bus equipped to accommodate
								students with mobility impairments.
HB
A bus other than a school bus equipped to
								accommodate students with mobility impairments.
HV
A van-type vehicle.
HV-1
A van-type vehicle without modifications to the
								headroom of a manufactured body equipped to accommodate students with mobility
								impairments.
HV-2
A van-type vehicle with modifications to the head
								room of a manufactured body equipped to accommodate students with mobility
								impairments.
HP
A passenger vehicle with a minimum wheelbase
								specified in Section
								14-275a
								of the Connecticut General Statutes equipped to accommodate students with
								mobility impairments.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 275b - Minimum Requirements for Type I School Bus Construction and Equipment › Types of Equipment › Section 14-275b-135 - Seating systems

Current through July 10, 2024
All seating systems for students with mobility impairments
				  shall meet the following requirements:
(a)
For class HS vehicles:
(1) Conventional seating shall meet the
				requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) #222, as
				amended;
(2) Special seating
				arrangements shall meet the requirements of Section
				14-275c-31(c)
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;
(3) Wheelchair anchorages shall meet the
				requirements of Section
				14-275b-138
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies and any FMVSS that may
				subsequently be adopted.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 275b - Minimum Requirements for Type I School Bus Construction and Equipment › Types of Equipment › Section 14-275b-137 - Ramps

Current through July 10, 2024
For all classes of vehicles, ramps shall meet the
				  requirements of Section
				  14-275c-31(b)
				  of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, except that ramps not used
				  for emergency exit purposes shall have a slope not exceeding ten (10) percent.
				  Any ramp shall be stowed in a manner to protect it from the weather and so that
				  it will not present a hazard.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 275b - Minimum Requirements for Type I School Bus Construction and Equipment › Types of Equipment › Section 14-275b-139 - Passenger restraints

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) All occupants
				of a vehicle used exclusively or customarily to transport students with
				mobility impairments shall be provided with at least one (1) restraint
				complying with FMVSS #209 and #210, and labeled as so complying. Any additional
				restraint(s) necessary to safely maintain the seating position of an impaired
				occupant of the vehicle shall also be provided.
(b) Occupants of wheelchairs shall be
				provided with a Type 2 occupant securement system complying with FMVSS #209 and
				#210, and labeled as so complying. The occupant securement system shall be
				designed to be attached to the vehicle body either directly or in combination
				with the wheelchair securement system by a method which prohibits the transfer
				of weight or force from the wheelchair to the occupant in the event of an
				impact.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 275b - Minimum Requirements for Type I School Bus Construction and Equipment › Types of Equipment › Section 14-275b-140 - Modifications to vehicle headroom

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) No modification
				from the manufactured standard shall be made to the vehicle headroom in class
				HS or class HB vehicles.
(b) Class
				HV-2 vehicles may be modified in accordance with the following standards:
(1) Raised roofs of such vehicles shall be
				equipped with at least three (3) roll bars with side stringers and gussets or
				equivalent structural reinforcement independent of the added rooftop;
(2) Lowered floors of such vehicle shall be
				constructed of ten (10) gauge or stronger steel with lateral reinforcing
				joists, and the floors shall be fully sealed to prevent entry of liquid gas
				into the vehicle. Body lift kits used in conjunction with lowered floors shall
				be installed with bolts at least as strong as SAE grade five (5) or the
				strength used by the vehicle manufacturer, whichever is stronger, and at least
				equal in diameter to the bolts used by the vehicle manufacturer.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 275b - Minimum Requirements for Type I School Bus Construction and Equipment › Types of Equipment › Section 14-275b-142 - Signs

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Special signs for vehicles other than
				class HS shall be constructed and attached in accordance with the provisions of
				Section
				14-280(b)
				of the General Statutes and any regulations enacted thereunder. Signs and
				markings for class HS vehicles shall conform to the provisions of Section
				14-275
				of the General Statutes and any regulations enacted thereunder.
(b) All vehicles used customarily to
				transport students with mobility impairments shall display universal
				handicapped symbols. Such symbols shall be white on blue background, shall not
				exceed twelve (12) inches in size, and shall be of reflectorized material
				meeting U.S. DOT FHWA FP-85 standards. One symbol shall be located below the
				windowline to the left of the service door, and one shall be located below the
				windowline on the rear of the vehicle.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 275b - Minimum Requirements for Type I School Bus Construction and Equipment › Types of Equipment › Section 14-275b-143 - Communication

Current through July 10, 2024
For each vehicle equipped to carry students with mobility
				  impairments, two-way communications shall be provided from and to the vehicle
				  by means of electromagnetic devices. Such devices shall be capable of remaining
				  in contact with a base at all times.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 275b - Minimum Requirements for Type I School Bus Construction and Equipment › Types of Equipment › Section 14-275b-144 - Access

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) All classes of vehicles equipped to carry
				wheelchair bound students with mobility impairments shall provide two (2) means
				of egress from the vehicle.
(b) All
				classes of vehicles except HP shall provide at least one (1) means of egress
				from the vehicle having a useable width of at least thirty-six (36) inches and
				equipped with a lift or ramp meeting the requirements of Section
				14-275b-136 of
				the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. A second means of egress shall
				be provided on class HS and HB vehicles with a width of at least thirty (30)
				inches and equipped with mounts for a portable ramp which shall be carried and
				available for emergency use only. Mounts for portable ramps when not in use
				shall meet the requirements of Section
				14-275b-138(d)
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(c) Class HS vehicles shall have a lift
				service door with a clear opening at least forty-eight (48) inches high and
				thirty-nine (39) inches wide equipped with illuminating devices sufficient for
				loading during hours of darkness.
(d) Wheelchair service doors shall be weather
				sealed and shall have positive fastening devices to hold doors in the open
				position.
(e) When manually
				operated dual doors are provided, the rear side door or left rear door shall
				have at least a one-point fastening device to the header. The forward mounted
				side door or right rear door shall have at least three-point fastening devices,
				one to the header, one to the floor line of the body, and the other into the
				rear side or left rear door. The door and hinge mechanism shall be of a
				strength that is equivalent to or greater than the emergency exit
				door.
(f) Doors shall be equipped
				with a device that will actuate an audible or visible signal located in the
				driver's compartment when a door is not securely closed and the ignition is in
				the "on" position.
(g) A switch
				shall be installed to prevent the lifting mechanism from operating when the
				lift platform door is closed.
(h)
				Doors shall be equipped with padding at the top edge of the door opening. Pads
				shall be not less than three (3) inches wide and one (1) inch thick and shall
				extend the full width of the door opening.
(i) Class HS vehicles shall maintain a thirty
				(30) inch aisleway to both required exits from all occupied wheelchair seating
				positions.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 275b - Minimum Requirements for Type I School Bus Construction and Equipment › Types of Equipment › Section 14-275b-145 - Inspection, maintenance and records

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) All vehicles
				meeting the definitions of school bus or student transportation vehicle shall
				be subject to the requirements of Sections
				14-275c-36
				through
				14-275c-43 of
				the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, as amended.
(b) All other vehicles, if used by or on
				behalf of a regional or local school board of education to transport students
				requiring special education or with mobility impairments, shall comply with the
				following:
(1) Each vehicle shall be inspected
				by the department prior to being placed into service, and at least once during
				each school year thereafter; and
(2) All records pertaining to the maintenance
				and repair of each such vehicle shall be retained and made available at the
				request of the department. A separate record shall be maintained for each
				vehicle, and shall identify the vehicle by year, make, model, registration
				number and vehicle identification number (VIN). Routine maintenance shall be
				conducted in accordance with the schedule recommended by the
				manufacturer.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 275b - Minimum Requirements for Type I School Bus Construction and Equipment › Types of Equipment › Section 14-275b-146 - Wheelchair batteries

Current through July 10, 2024
On or after July 1, 1995, no wheelchair containing other than
				  a gell type of battery may be transported in any school bus or student
				  transportation vehicle.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 275b - Minimum Requirements for Type I School Bus Construction and Equipment › Types of Equipment › Section 14-275b-147 - Operator's license

Current through July 10, 2024
Each person operating a vehicle used by or on behalf of a
				  regional or local board of education and transporting students with mobility
				  impairments shall possess a valid public passenger transportation permit and,
				  if required by law, a commercial driver's license.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 275b - Minimum Requirements for Type I School Bus Construction and Equipment › Types of Equipment › Section 14-275b-148 - Operation

Current through July 10, 2024
All vehicles used by or on behalf of a regional or local
				  board of education for the transportation of students with mobility impairments
				  shall adhere to the following:
(a) No
				operator or passenger shall smoke or carry a lighted smoking implement in the
				vehicle;
(b) The operator shall
				require each passenger to remain seated and use appropriate available
				restraining devices or anchorages while the vehicle is moving;
(c) Scooter type wheelchairs shall not be
				occupied while the vehicle is moving unless the anchorage manufacturer provides
				instructions for restraining such scooter;
(d) Each vehicle shall stop at all railroad
				crossings as required by Section
				14-250
				of the General Statutes. Signs or lettering stating that the vehicle stops at
				railroad crossings may be provided on the back of each vehicle in letters not
				to exceed two (2) inches;
(e) No
				STV shall be operated with unsecured wheelchairs or appliances.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 275b - Minimum Requirements for Type I School Bus Construction and Equipment › Types of Equipment › Section 14-275b-149 - Conflicting regulations

Current through July 10, 2024
If there is a conflict between any provision of Sections
				  14-275b-132
				  through
				  14-275b-148
				  of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, and Sections
				  14-275c-16
				  through 14- 275c-33 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies relating
				  to motor vehicles used to transport special education students, the provisions
				  of Sections
				  14-275b-132
				  through
				  14-275b-148
				  of these regulations shall prevail.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 275c - Minimum Requirements for Inspection, Maintenance and Repair of School Buses and Student Transportation Vehicles › Section 14-275c-2 - No smoking

Current through July 10, 2024
The smoking of or carrying of a lighted cigar, cigarette or
				pipe by the driver or passengers of a school bus is
				prohibited.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 275c - Minimum Requirements for Inspection, Maintenance and Repair of School Buses and Student Transportation Vehicles › Section 14-275c-3 - Driver to safeguard children

Current through July 10, 2024
The school bus driver shall apply all reasonable measures to
				safeguard the children when they are riding on the bus and getting on and off
				the bus.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 275c - Minimum Requirements for Inspection, Maintenance and Repair of School Buses and Student Transportation Vehicles › Section 14-275c-5 - Passengers in excess of seating capacity prohibited

Current through July 10, 2024
The driver of any vehicle used for the transportation of school
				children shall not take on any extra passengers after the rated seating
				capacity has been reached.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 275c - Minimum Requirements for Inspection, Maintenance and Repair of School Buses and Student Transportation Vehicles › Section 14-275c-6 - Passengers not to be taken on or discharged while vehicle in motion

Current through July 10, 2024
The driver of any motor vehicle used for the transportation of
				school children shall not take on or discharge passengers while the vehicle is
				in motion.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 275c - Minimum Requirements for Inspection, Maintenance and Repair of School Buses and Student Transportation Vehicles › Section 14-275c-7 - Crossing railway tracks

Current through July 10, 2024
Before crossing any railway tracks at grade, the driver of
				every school bus shall stop the bus, open the door, look and listen, close the
				door; and when safe to do so, may then proceed with caution across the tracks.
				Gears shall not be shifted while passing over any such
				crossing.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 275c - Minimum Requirements for Inspection, Maintenance and Repair of School Buses and Student Transportation Vehicles › Section 14-275c-8 - Stopping of bus

Current through July 10, 2024
The driver shall not stop his or her bus on the main traveled
				portion of the roadway when discharging or boarding passengers when existing
				shoulders or adequate roadway width is available or when curbs, bus stops or
				special facilities exist.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 275c - Minimum Requirements for Inspection, Maintenance and Repair of School Buses and Student Transportation Vehicles › Section 14-275c-9 - Signaling on stopping, and preparing to receive or discharge passengers

Current through July 10, 2024
The driver, when about to bring his or her bus to a stop to
				receive or discharge passengers, shall signal his or her intention to do so by
				turning on the appropriate school bus warning lights no less than fifty (50)
				feet before bringing the bus to a stop. When said driver has brought the school
				bus to a stop, he or she shall not open the entrance door far enough to
				discharge or receive passengers until the vehicle's transmission has been
				placed in neutral, the parking brake has been engaged, and it is clear, to said
				driver, that vehicles approaching and overtaking the bus have stopped in
				recognition of his or her signal.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 275c - Minimum Requirements for Inspection, Maintenance and Repair of School Buses and Student Transportation Vehicles › Section 14-275c-10 - Stop signal to be switched off

Current through July 10, 2024
After all passengers to be taken on are safely aboard the bus
				and all discharged passengers are safely off the traveled portion of the
				roadway, the driver shall switch off the school bus warning signals. If the
				driver intends to remain stationary in any position on the highway for an
				extended period of time and not take on or discharge passengers during that
				time, he or she shall make certain that no stop signals are visible so that the
				operators of vehicles approaching and overtaking the bus may know that they may
				safely and legally pass the bus.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 275c - Minimum Requirements for Inspection, Maintenance and Repair of School Buses and Student Transportation Vehicles › Section 14-275c-11 - Use of emergency door

Current through July 10, 2024
The emergency door shall not be used as an entrance or exit by
				passengers except in case of emergency or practice school bus evacuation
				drills.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 275c - Minimum Requirements for Inspection, Maintenance and Repair of School Buses and Student Transportation Vehicles › Section 14-275c-13 - Daily physical requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
In addition to the requirements of
				49 CFR
				391.41, as amended, a school bus driver shall
				drive a school bus only on days when he or she has:
(1) Enough physical strength to handle the
			 bus with ease.
(2) Full and
			 sufficient use of both hands and feet, unless a qualified physician states that
			 the lack of such use is not a handicap to the school bus driver.
(3) Freedom from a communicable disease of
			 extraordinary nature.
(4) Freedom
			 from any disease or injury which impairs the ability to drive.
(5) Freedom from the use of medication which
			 may impair ability to drive.
(6)
			 Freedom from the effects of alcohol and other drugs.
(7) Freedom from mental, nervous, organic, or
			 functional disease, likely to interfere with safe driving.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 275c - Minimum Requirements for Inspection, Maintenance and Repair of School Buses and Student Transportation Vehicles › Section 14-275c-16 - Pupil instruction

Current through July 10, 2024
At least twice during each school year, each pupil shall be
				instructed in safe riding practices, and participate in emergency evacuation
				drills. Precautions shall be taken to prevent accidental injuries.
				Responsibility for compliance with this section shall rest with the school
				administration.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 275c - Minimum Requirements for Inspection, Maintenance and Repair of School Buses and Student Transportation Vehicles › Section 14-275c-17 - Driver's seat belt

Current through July 10, 2024
A school bus driver shall not engage the transmission or place
				the vehicle in motion unless the seat belt provided is securely buckled around
				him or her.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 275c - Minimum Requirements for Inspection, Maintenance and Repair of School Buses and Student Transportation Vehicles › Section 14-275c-18 - Backing

Current through July 10, 2024
Backing of the school bus shall be avoided, if possible. When
				backing maneuvers cannot be avoided, children shall be retained inside the bus.
				If there are children outside the bus, no backing maneuver shall be made unless
				a competent adult observer is on hand to direct the maneuver.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 275c - Minimum Requirements for Inspection, Maintenance and Repair of School Buses and Student Transportation Vehicles › Section 14-275c-19 - Driver's view

Current through July 10, 2024
The school bus driver shall assure himself or herself that he
				or she has a clear and unobstructed view of all traffic and pedestrian
				conditions which affect the safe operation of his or her bus.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 275c - Minimum Requirements for Inspection, Maintenance and Repair of School Buses and Student Transportation Vehicles › Section 14-275c-20 - Access to emergency equipment and exits

Current through July 10, 2024
The school bus driver shall at all times maintain a clear and
				unobstructed path to emergency equipment and exits from the
				vehicle.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 275c - Minimum Requirements for Inspection, Maintenance and Repair of School Buses and Student Transportation Vehicles › Section 14-275c-21 - Transporting items

Current through July 10, 2024
No books, chairs, seats, instruments, equipment or articles
				shall be transported in the school bus driver's compartment or placed in the
				school bus aisles.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 275c - Minimum Requirements for Inspection, Maintenance and Repair of School Buses and Student Transportation Vehicles › Section 14-275c-22 - Driver to secure bus when leaving

Current through July 10, 2024
If the driver leaves the bus when student passengers are
				inside, he or she shall set the parking brake, turn the motor off, remove the
				ignition key, use the appropriate emergency equipment and assure himself or
				herself that disciplined behavior will be maintained. Said driver shall not
				leave the immediate vicinity of a bus if there are student passengers
				aboard.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 275c - Minimum Requirements for Inspection, Maintenance and Repair of School Buses and Student Transportation Vehicles › Motor Vehicles used to Transport Special Education Students › Section 14-275c-26 - Definition

Current through July 10, 2024
"Special education child" means a child who requires special
				  education and related services as determined by a board of education pursuant
				  to section
				  10-76d-6
				  of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 275c - Minimum Requirements for Inspection, Maintenance and Repair of School Buses and Student Transportation Vehicles › Motor Vehicles used to Transport Special Education Students › Section 14-275c-27 - Special education vehicles

Current through July 10, 2024
No carrier, as defined in Section
				  14-212 of
				  the Connecticut General Statutes, shall transport a special education child in
				  any motor vehicle other than one meeting the requirements of Sections
				  14-275c-26
				  through
				  14-275c-35,
				  inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies which are
				  applicable to such motor vehicle.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 275c - Minimum Requirements for Inspection, Maintenance and Repair of School Buses and Student Transportation Vehicles › Motor Vehicles used to Transport Special Education Students › Section 14-275c-28 - Use of school bus

Current through July 10, 2024
Each school bus that is used to transport special education
				  children shall be in compliance with Section
				  14-275c
				  of the Connecticut General Statutes and Sections
				  14-275c-1
				  through
				  14-275c-22,
				  inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies as are applicable
				  to school buses of such design.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 275c - Minimum Requirements for Inspection, Maintenance and Repair of School Buses and Student Transportation Vehicles › Motor Vehicles used to Transport Special Education Students › Section 14-275c-30 - Equipment of vehicles

Current through July 10, 2024
Each motor vehicle used by or on behalf of a regional or
				  local board of education to transport special education children shall have the
				  following equipment:
(a)
Interior lighting
. Each motor vehicle shall be equipped with
				overhead lighting located either in the ceiling area or above the mid height at
				each side and the light source shall be of sufficient intensity and
				configuration to produce a minimum incident light reading of four (4) foot
				candles measured at any interior location one (1) foot from each light source
				using a photoelectric photometer or equivalent light intensity meter having an
				accuracy of plus or minus two (±2) foot candles.
(b)
Fire extinguisher.
Each
				motor vehicle shall be equipped with one pressurized, dry chemical-type
				extinguisher, readily accessible to the driver. The fire extinguisher shall be
				of a type approved by the Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., with a rating of not
				less than 10-B.C. The operating mechanism shall be sealed with a type of seal
				that will not interfere with the use of the extinguisher. It shall be equipped
				with a readily visible pressure gauge having a dial face not less than one (1)
				inch in diameter or equivalent area indicating:
(1) The actual pressure in pounds per square
				inch (psi) within the extinguisher case; and
(2) The fully charged safe operating pressure
				range for the extinguisher as established by the manufacturer.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 275c - Minimum Requirements for Inspection, Maintenance and Repair of School Buses and Student Transportation Vehicles › Motor Vehicles used to Transport Special Education Students › Section 14-275c-32 - Inspection

Current through July 10, 2024
Before being placed in service and annually thereafter each
				  motor vehicle used by a carrier to transport special education children shall
				  pass an inspection conducted by the Department of Motor
				  Vehicles.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 275c - Minimum Requirements for Inspection, Maintenance and Repair of School Buses and Student Transportation Vehicles › Motor Vehicles used to Transport Special Education Students › Section 14-275c-33 - Maintenance

Current through July 10, 2024
Maintenance and repair records shall be available at the
				  request of the Department of Motor Vehicles for each motor vehicle used by a
				  carrier to transport special education children. A separate record shall be
				  maintained on each motor vehicle. Each record shall identify the motor vehicle
				  by year, make or model, registration number and vehicle identification number.
				  Routine maintenance shall be conducted on a schedule as recommended by the
				  vehicle manufacturer.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 275c - Minimum Requirements for Inspection, Maintenance and Repair of School Buses and Student Transportation Vehicles › Motor Vehicles used to Transport Special Education Students › Section 14-275c-34 - Operator licensing

Current through July 10, 2024
Each person operating a motor vehicle used by a carrier for
				  transporting special education children shall hold an appropriate public
				  service operator's license in accordance with Section
				  14-36a
				  of the Connecticut General Statutes.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 275c - Minimum Requirements for Inspection, Maintenance and Repair of School Buses and Student Transportation Vehicles › Motor Vehicles used to Transport Special Education Students › Section 14-275c-35 - Operation

Current through July 10, 2024
The following requirements shall apply to all motor vehicles
				  used by a carrier for the transportation of special education children.
(a)
Smoking.
The smoking of or
				carrying of a lighted cigar, cigarette or pipe by the driver or passengers of a
				school bus is prohibited.
(b)
Passenger security.
The operator shall apply all reasonable
				measures to seat and restrain each child while a passenger on the
				vehicle.
(c)
Railroad
				crossings.
Each motor vehicle used by a carrier shall stop at all
				railroad crossings as required by section
				14-250
				of the Connecticut General Statutes.
(d) Vehicle in motion: The operator shall not
				take on or discharge any passenger while the vehicle is in motion.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 275c - Minimum Requirements for Inspection, Maintenance and Repair of School Buses and Student Transportation Vehicles › Minimum Requirements for Inspection, Maintenance and Repair of School Buses and Other Vehicles Used for the Transportation of School Children › Section 14-275c-36 - Scope

Current through July 10, 2024
This regulation specifies minimum standards for the
				  inspection, maintenance and repair of school buses and other Connecticut
				  registered motor vehicles used for the transportation of school children,
				  including special education students. It also establishes sanctions for
				  noncompliance with the standards by owners, registrants and operators of such
				  vehicles.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 275c - Minimum Requirements for Inspection, Maintenance and Repair of School Buses and Student Transportation Vehicles › Minimum Requirements for Inspection, Maintenance and Repair of School Buses and Other Vehicles Used for the Transportation of School Children › Section 14-275c-37 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
As used in Sections
				  14-275c-38
				  through
				  14-275c-43,
				  inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, the following
				  words and phrases shall have the following meanings:
(1)
Carrier:
shall have the same
				meaning as provided in section
				14-212 of
				the Connecticut General Statutes;
(2)
Commissioner:
the
				Commissioner of Motor Vehicles or his or her authorized
				representative;
(3)
Department:
the Department of Motor Vehicles;
(4)
Driver:
the duly licensed
				operator of a school bus or student transportation vehicle (STV);
(5)
DVIR:
the driver's vehicle
				inspection report;
(6)
Inspect:
to view closely and critically in order to ascertain, in
				accordance with accepted inspection standards, if the vehicle is in proper
				mechanical condition and all manufactured systems, including safety features,
				are intact;
(7)
Inspection
				Procedure:
the department's most updated publication entitled "School
				Transportation Vehicle Inspection Guideline", as the same may be revised and
				updated, which describes a step-by-step process for inspecting a student
				transportation vehicle;
(8)
Inspection Standards:
includes (1) the standards published in the
				department's most updated publication entitled "School Transportation Vehicle
				Inspection Guideline" and insofar as the standards may be applied under field
				conditions using ordinary visual and manual inspection techniques and (2)
				equipment and performance standards established by any provision of Title 14 of
				the Connecticut General Statutes;
(9)
Inspector:
any inspector of
				the Department of Motor Vehicles, with powers set forth in Section
				14-8
				of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(10)
Maintain:
to preserve from
				operational failure or decline; to keep in a state of repair and good working
				order;
(11)
Operated:
in the possession, control and use of the carrier, regardless of whether the
				vehicle is owned by the carrier;
(12)
Repair:
to restore by
				replacing a part or putting together what is torn, broken or otherwise
				malfunctioning;
(13)
School
				Bus:
any motor vehicle so defined in Section
				14-275
				of the Connecticut General Statutes and the construction standards for which
				are set forth in the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;
(15)
Student Transportation
				Vehicle:
shall have the same meaning as provided in Section
				14-212 of
				the Connecticut General Statutes;
(16)
STV:
student transportation
				vehicle; and
(17)
Vehicle:
any school bus or student transportation
				vehicle.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 275c - Minimum Requirements for Inspection, Maintenance and Repair of School Buses and Student Transportation Vehicles › Minimum Requirements for Inspection, Maintenance and Repair of School Buses and Other Vehicles Used for the Transportation of School Children › Section 14-275c-38 - Inspection and maintenance required

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Every carrier
				shall systematically inspect, maintain and repair every school bus and student
				transportation vehicle (STV) which it owns or operates. Such inspection and
				necessary repairs shall be performed by the carrier in accordance with the
				published inspection standards in regular intervals not to exceed three (3)
				months. Routine maintenance shall be conducted on a schedule as recommended by
				the vehicle manufacturer.
(b) Said
				regular inspection, maintenance and repair shall pertain to and include the
				following: brakes; tires and wheels; suspension and steering; lighting and
				electrical equipment; vehicle glazing; body and sheet metal; fuel system and
				exhaust; and additional parts and accessories which may affect safe operation,
				including but not limited to frame and frame assemblies, axles and attaching
				parts. Carriers shall be responsible for compliance of their vehicles with the
				construction requirements set forth in the Regulations of Connecticut State
				Agencies.
(c) In addition to the
				foregoing requirements, pushout windows, emergency doors, emergency door
				marking lights, seats and seat belts, as may be required, shall be inspected by
				the carriers at least once every ninety (90) days and shall be repaired and
				kept in good working order at all times.
(d) Inspection, maintenance and repair as
				herein required shall be conducted by or performed under the supervision of a
				qualified mechanic who has thorough knowledge of the inspection standards and
				inspection procedure of the department. A qualified mechanic is a person who is
				knowledgeable and experienced in the technical specialty in which the
				inspection, maintenance or repair of the vehicle, its parts or equipment, is
				conducted or to be conducted. If such work is performed by a repair facility
				licensed under Section
				14-52
				of the Connecticut General Statutes, the work shall be reviewed by a qualified
				mechanic.
(e) Copies of the "School
				Transportation Vehicle Inspection Guideline" shall be made available without
				cost at the department.
(f) A motor
				vehicle not used for the business of transporting school children but otherwise
				used for transporting school children and for which mileage or other
				compensatory remuneration is paid by any local or regional board of education
				or other authority responsible for primary, secondary or special education, and
				which vehicle is not subject to the provisions of subsections (a), (b), (c) and
				(d) of this section, shall be presented for inspection at least once during
				each calendar year at any designated state motor vehicle inspection
				facility.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 275c - Minimum Requirements for Inspection, Maintenance and Repair of School Buses and Student Transportation Vehicles › Minimum Requirements for Inspection, Maintenance and Repair of School Buses and Other Vehicles Used for the Transportation of School Children › Section 14-275c-39 - Required records

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) For all school
				buses or STVs owned, leased and/or operated for thirty (30) calendar days or
				more, the carrier shall keep and maintain the following written records with
				respect to each vehicle:
(1) Identification of
				the vehicle including registration number, company number, vehicle
				identification number, year of manufacture and tire size. If the vehicle is not
				owned by the carrier, the carrier shall retain and have available all documents
				pertaining to its right to use and operate the vehicle, which documents shall
				identify ownership and other interests;
(2) Schedule of the nature and due date of
				the various inspection and maintenance operations;
(3) Record of all inspections, maintenance
				and repairs, including date, description, parts replaced and vehicle mileage in
				accordance with Section
				14-275c-38
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. Such records shall be
				maintained in a format that is capable of being reviewed by the
				commissioner;
(4) Lubrication
				record including vehicle mileage; and
(5) Dates and results of tests conducted on
				pushout windows, emergency doors, emergency door marking lights, and all other
				vehicle lighting systems.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 275c - Minimum Requirements for Inspection, Maintenance and Repair of School Buses and Student Transportation Vehicles › Minimum Requirements for Inspection, Maintenance and Repair of School Buses and Other Vehicles Used for the Transportation of School Children › Section 14-275c-40 - Inspections by the department

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Time for
				inspection.
(1) Any inspector of the
				department may conduct an inspection of a school bus or STV at any reasonable
				time which does not conflict with the contractual obligations of the carrier,
				or upon reasonable belief that the vehicle may not be compliant with the
				Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies or the Connecticut General Statutes
				and may for this purpose enter upon the property of the carrier or other
				location where the subject vehicle is parked, garaged, or located, as
				authorized by Section
				14-275
				of the Connecticut General Statutes.
(2) The department may notify a carrier of a
				scheduled inspection of any or all of its school buses or STVs by giving at
				least five (5) days advance notice to the carrier. Saturdays, Sundays or state
				or federal holidays shall not be counted in computing the recommended
				notice.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 275c - Minimum Requirements for Inspection, Maintenance and Repair of School Buses and Student Transportation Vehicles › Minimum Requirements for Inspection, Maintenance and Repair of School Buses and Other Vehicles Used for the Transportation of School Children › Section 14-275c-41 - Driver's vehicle inspection report (DVIR)

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Every
				carrier shall require its driver or each of its drivers, whichever is
				applicable, to prepare and submit to the carrier a written report, on a daily
				basis, with respect to each school bus or STV operated by said driver or
				drivers. The report shall identify the vehicle and list any defects or
				deficiencies discovered during each driver's pre-trip and post-trip inspections
				or otherwise known to the driver which could affect safety of operation, safety
				of passengers, or result in a mechanical failure or breakdown. Before driving a
				vehicle, the driver shall be satisfied that the vehicle is in safe operating
				condition. If no such defects or deficiencies are discovered or become known,
				the report shall so state. The report shall be signed and dated by the driver,
				attesting to its completion and accuracy, and shall be signed by the carrier,
				through its authorized agent or employee, in acknowledgment of its
				receipt.
(b) The DVIR required by
				subsection (a) of this section shall include explicit reference to the
				following parts, accessories or mechanical systems:
(1) Service brakes;
(2) Parking brake;
(3) Steering mechanism;
(4) Lighting devices and
				reflectors;
(5) Tires;
(6) Horn;
(7) Windshield wipers;
(8) All mirrors;
(9) Wheels and rims; and
(10) Emergency equipment.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 275c - Minimum Requirements for Inspection, Maintenance and Repair of School Buses and Student Transportation Vehicles › Minimum Requirements for Inspection, Maintenance and Repair of School Buses and Other Vehicles Used for the Transportation of School Children › Section 14-275c-43 - Right to hearing

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Any driver,
				carrier or person who claims to be aggrieved by any decision, order or sanction
				imposed by the commissioner under Sections
				14-275c-37
				through
				14-275c-42,
				inclusive, of these regulations may make a written request to the commissioner
				for a hearing. Such request shall be granted and the hearing scheduled with
				reasonable promptness.
(b) Except
				as otherwise provided, the request for and scheduling of a hearing shall
				operate as a stay of the commissioner's intended action until such time as the
				commissioner renders a final decision in the matter. Notice of such stay shall
				be provided to the parties. No stay shall be granted where the commissioner
				finds that public health, safety or welfare imperatively requires emergency
				action, and incorporates a finding to that effect in his order.
(c) The hearing and all pre-hearing and
				post-hearing procedures shall be conducted in accordance with applicable
				provisions and standards of Sections
				4-177
				through
				4-182,
				inclusive, of the Connecticut General Statutes (Uniform Administrative
				Procedure Act), and Sections
				14-137-36
				through
				14-137-39,
				inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, as amended, (Rules
				of Practice of the Department of Motor Vehicles).
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 14 - Motor Vehicles. Use of the Highway by Vehicles. Gasoline › 275c - Minimum Requirements for Inspection, Maintenance and Repair of School Buses and Student Transportation Vehicles › Responsibilities of Carriers for School Bus and Student Transportation Vehicle Drivers › Section 14-275c-44 - Scope

Current through July 10, 2024
These regulations specify the responsibilities of carriers as
				  defined in Section
				  14-275c-45
				  of these regulations for the qualification and training of drivers of school
				  buses and student transportation vehicles. The carriers are required to
				  maintain records for each driver and appoint a safety coordinator. The drivers
				  are required to submit to their employers an application for employment,
				  updated annually.