Indiana § 20-27-5-4 - Employment of school bus driver
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 20-27-5-4 — Employment of school bus driver, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 20-27-5-4. Employment of school bus driver
Sec. 4. (a) If a school corporation owns the school bus equipment in its entirety, the school corporation may employ a school bus driver on a school year basis in the same manner as other noninstructional employees are employed.
(b) A school corporation that hires a school bus driver under this section shall purchase and carry public liability and property damage insurance covering the operation of school bus equipment in compliance with IC 9-25.
(c) Sections 5 through 32 of this chapter do not apply to the employment of a school bus driver hired under this section.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-2-3.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.233-2015, SEC.184.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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