Indiana § 9-21-12-4 - Design and operation of school buses; rules; adoption
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§ 9-21-12-4. Design and operation of school buses; rules; adoption
Sec. 4. (a) The state school bus committee established by IC 20-27-3-1 shall adopt and enforce rules that are consistent with this chapter to govern the design and operation of all school buses used for the transportation of school children that are:
(1) owned and operated by a school corporation; or
(2) privately owned and operated under contract with a school corporation;
in Indiana. Rules adopted under this section shall by reference be made a part of a contract between a private school bus company and a school corporation.
(b) Each school corporation, the school corporation's officers and employees, and every person employed under contract by a school district is subject to the rules adopted under this section.
[Pre-1991 Recodification Citation: 9-4-1-124(b).]
As added by P.L.2-1991, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.1-2005, SEC.105.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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