State Laws
and Regulations
Governing School Bus
Safety in Missouri
The following is a compilation of the legal
citations of the statutes, rules and regulations governing the school
transportation program in the state of Missouri. Also included are brief
descriptions of the citations. These provisions are found in the Revised
Statutes of Missouri, Department of Education regulations, etc. Anyone
interested in the actual language of any reference, or for an interpretation
of the reference, is encouraged to call the defacto state director of school transportation
in the Department of School Governance at 573/526-6949.
Chapter
162
RSMo 162.700 Special
educational services, required when-...special services, ages three
and four remedial reading program, how funded.
RSMo 162.710 Transportation,
how provided.
RSMo 162.821 District
secretary, duties of - report
Chapter
163
RSMo 163.013 Schools
offering both kindergarten and transportation, state aid, how computed.
RSMo 163.031 Minimum
Aid-amount, how determined-source of funds, how spent.
RSMo 163.161 State
aid for transportation of pupils-powers of state board to approve or
disapprove routes, or portions of routes-effect-limitations on use of
funds.
Chapter
165
RSMo 165.021 Disbursal
of school moneys-checks, form of-checks not to issue in excess of revenue.
RSMo 165.121 Biennial
audit of records-state aid withheld, when- publication of summary (seven-director
districts).
Chapter
167
RSMo 167.231 Transportation
of pupils by districts, except metropolitan- mileage limits for state
aid-extra transportation, district expense-election, ballot form.
RSMo 167.232 Tax
for extra transportation may be rescinded, procedure.
RSMo 167.241 Transportation
of pupils to another district.
RSMo 167.251 Board
to prescribe rules and regulations-driver to give bond-fund charged
with transportation expenses.
Chapter
171
RSMo 171.121 District may be closed and required to transport pupils -- apportionment of state aid
RSMo 171.131 Seventh
and eighth grade pupils may be sent to another district - tuition, how
paid.
Chapter
177
RSMo 177.088 Facilities
and equipment may be obtained by agreements with not for profit corporation,
procedure.
Chapter
178
Sections
178.490 to 178.510
The school board of a high school district may form a contractual relation
with another high school district to provide vocational education services
for high school pupils not provided in the home district. State transportation
aid is available if transportation is provided under the contract.
Chapter
191
RSMo 191.775 Public
schools and school buses, smoking or tobacco use prohibited, penalty,
permission use of tobacco, where--
RSMo 191.777 More
stringent ordinances or rules may be adopted by governing bodies or
school boards.
Chapter
301
RSMo 301.010 Definition
Under Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles.
RSMo 301.065 Annual
registration fees-school buses.
RSMo 301.260 State
and municipally owned motor vehicles-public schools and colleges courtesy
or driver training vehicles-regulations.
Chapter
302
RSMo 302.010 Definitions.
RSMo 302.020 Operation
of motor vehicle without proper license prohibited. Motorcycle special
license- protective headgear.
RSMo 302.051 Government-owned
vehicles may not operate.
RSMo 302.060 License
not to be issued to whom, exceptions.
RSMo 302.260 Unlicensed
person operating motor vehicle prohibited.
RSMo 302.272 School bus endorsement, qualifications--grounds for refusal to issu
or renew endorsement--rulemaking authority--reciprocity.
RSMo 302.273 Federal rule compliance for bus drivers.
RSMo 302.274 Central depository concerning certain bus drivers, to be maintained
by director of revenue.
RSMo 302.275 Notification by employer of school bus driver to director of revenu
when, penalty for noncompliance, by an employer.
RSMo 302.276 Suspension of school bus permit, when, penalty for noncompliance by
driver with suspended permit.
Chapter
304
RSMo 304.030 Certain
buses and trucks to stop at railroad crossing, when -- exceptions and requirements.
RSMo 304.044 Buses
and trucks not to follow within 300 feet-penalty.
RSMo 304.050 School
buses, drivers to stop for, when-signs required on buses- bus driver
responsibilities-driver identity rebuttal presumption, when.
RSMo 304.060 School
buses and other district vehicles, use to be regulated by board- field
trips in common carrier regulation authorized-violation by employee,
effect-design of school buses, regulated by board-St. Louis County buses
may use word "special".
RSMo 304.070 Violation
of section 304.050 penalty.
RSMo 304.075 School
bus signs to be removed, when-misdemeanor.
Chapter
432
RSMo 432.070 Contracts,
execution of by counties, towns-form of contract
Chapter
537
RSMo 537.610 Liability
insurance for tort claims may be purchased, by whom- limitations on
waiver of immunity-appointment of settlements.
Chapter
574
RSMo 574.085 Institutional
vandalism-- 1(3) school buses.
4 CSR 265-10.060 Classification
of common carriers by services performed.
5 CSR 30-261.010 Requirements
for the operation of school buses.
5 CSR 30-261.025 Minimum
requirements for school bus chassis and body.
5 CSR 30-261.040 Allowable
costs for state transportation aid.
5 CSR 30-261.050 Pupil
transportation hardships.
Section
5 - Department Transportation Policy Cul-de-sac and dead-end policy
Source:
Revised
Statues of Missouri
Section 4 Code of State Regulations Excerpts
Title 4
-- Department of Economic Development
Division 265 -- Division of Transportation
Chapter 10 -- Motor Carrier Operations
Title 5
-- Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Division 30 -- Division of Administration -- School Services
Chapter 261 -- Pupil Transportation
This information
is valid as of March 8, 2006.
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