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State Laws and Regulations
Governing School Bus
Safety in Michigan

The following is a compilation of the legal citations, statutes, rules and regulations governing the school transportation program in the state of Michigan. Also included are the titles of the citations. These provisions are found in the State Board of Education Code, and Michigan Statutes. Anyone interested in the actual language of any reference, or for an interpretation of the reference, should call the state director of school transportation.

257.1801 Short title.

257.1803 Meanings of words and phrases.

257.1805 Definitions; M to S.

257.1807 Definitions; S, T.

257.1809 Pupil transportation; regulation; routes; vehicles and equipment; rules.

257.1810 Passenger protection federal motor vehicle safety standards.

257.1810a Vehicle constructed to standards comparable to those used by Greyhound-type buses; use by school district for occasional transportation to school-related events; conditions.

257.1811 Applicability of section 257.1811 to 257.1821; body width and height of type I and II school buses; attachment of bus to chassis; use of spacers; bus floor; doors; steps; emergency exit; insulation; book racks prohibited; electrical system.

257.1813 Air brake system.

257.1815 Signal lights; exterior lamps and signals; tail lamps and signals.

257.1817 Flashing red lights; applicability of section.

257.1819 Red and amber signal lamps; applicability of section.

257.1821 Windshield wipers and washers; washer reservoir; slanted windshield; safety glass.

257.1823 Vision; mirrors; sun shades; applicability.

257.1825 Fire extinguisher; first aid kit; fuses and reflectors.

257.1827 Safety glass; push-out window sash; definition.

257.1829 Gasoline tank or container; intake pipe; fuel lines.

257.1813 Flashing oscillating, or rotating light; location; color; use.

257.1833 Paint.

257.1835 Markings.

257.1837 Standards; applicability; copies.

257.1839 Inspections.

257.1841 Rejection; red sticker; yellow sticker; reinspection; passing sticker.

257.1843 Inspection of new school bus or pupil transportation vehicle.

257.1849 Age of driver; chauffeur's license, vehicle group designation, and passenger vehicle endorsement required; notations on license.

257.1851 School bus safety education.

257.1852 On-road driver skills test.

257.1853 Regular and substitute drivers of school buses; qualifications; records; background check; smoking; alcoholic liquor or controlled substance.

257.1855 Actuation of alternately flashing lights; procedures for receiving and discharging pupils from bus; crossing road; prohibited stops; instruction on proper school bus etiquette; reimbursement; "required to cross the highway or roadway" explained.

257.1857 Railroad track grade crossings; requirements; definition; violation as civil infraction.

257.1859 Persons eligible for transportation; applicability of subsection (1); limitation as to seating; violation as civil infraction.

257.1861 Speed limits; violation; penalty.

257.1863 Incidents to be reported; format; summary report; copies; recommendations; rights of school employees; collective bargaining agreements.

257.1865 Use of school bus for transporting persons other than pupils; mileage, insurance, fees, and other costs; priority; purchase of additional school buses; checking and servicing school buses; definition; rights of school employees; collective bargaining agreements.

257.1867 Contract for use of school bus government; costs; insurance; stipulation; limitation.

257.1869 Purchasing pupil transportation vehicles and school buses; rehabilitation of school buses; costs; rules.

257.1870 Advisory committee; establishment; purpose; membership; duties.

257.1871 Instruction and training on new procedures.

257.1873 Violation as misdemeanor, felony, or civil infraction; penalty; powers of motor carrier officers.

257.1875 Effective date

Last updated: September 1, 1997

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