Ohio Admin. Code 3301-83-19 - Authorized vehicles for transportation of pupils to and from school and school-related events
The following are authorized vehicles for the transportation of pupils to and from school and school-related events:
All vehicles designed to carry more than nine passengers, not
including the driver, and used to transport pupils to or from school or
school-related events shall meet or exceed all applicable federal regulations
and the Ohio school bus construction standards. Refer to division (F) of
section 4511.01 of the Revised Code and
rules
4501-5-01 to
4501-5-04
10 of the Administrative Code.
Public transit vehicles includes vehicles owned and operated by regional transit authorities or community transit authorities, or which are privately owned, under contract with a board of education or county board of developmental disabilities and operated on routes designed for the purpose of transporting fare-paying passengers and eligible pupils simultaneously.
Nonconforming vehicles (i.e. ten to fifteen passenger motor
vehicles not meeting the FMCSR's for a school bus) shall not be used for the
transportation of pupils by any carrier unless they exceed ten-thousand pounds
GVWR or are designed to carry more than sixteeen passengers including the
driver.
Vehicles originally designed and constructed at the factory for
nine or fewer passengers, not including the driver, to be used when school bus
transportation cannot be reasonably provided. shall not be routinely used for service
to and from regularly scheduled school sessions except for preschool children,
special needs children, homeless children, or students placed in alternative schools
This paragraph does not apply to
parental transportation of children when not scheduled, arranged, managed,
reimbursed, or contracted for by a board of education, school, or county board
of developmental disabilities. Requirements for vehicles identified in
this section shall include the following:
Commercial carriers include carriers that are licensed and inspected by the appropriate government agencies to transport passengers for hire. Examples would include railroads, airlines, commercial watercraft, or commercial buses. Nonconforming vehicles (i.e. ten to fifteen passenger vehicles not meeting the FMCSR's for school buses) shall not be used for the transportation of pupils by any carrier unless they exceed ten-thousand pounds GVWR or are designed to carry sixteen or more passengers including the driver.
Taxicabs may be used for transportation of pupils when the use of other modes of transportation as described in this rule are not reasonable as determined by the public school district.
Taxicabs shall be originally designed and constructed at the factory for nine or fewer passengers, not including the driver, and shall, with the exception of the rooftop sign marked "School Transportation," which shall not be required, comply with paragraph (F) of this rule.
The owner or operator of taxicabs shall provide documentation to the school district confirming compliance with this chapter.
The owner or operator of taxicabs shall provide proof of insurance to the school district in the amounts as specified in section 3327.09 of the Revised Code for vehicles used in the transportation of school children.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4511.76, 3301.07
Rule Amplifies: 3327.08, 4511.76, 3327.09
Prior Effective Dates: 10/22/1984, 07/01/1991, 10/05/1998, 08/17/2001 (Emer.), 11/13/2001, 02/25/2007, 07/01/2012
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