33-1501. TRANSPORTATION AUTHORIZED. To afford more equal opportunity for public school attendance, the board of trustees of each district, including specially chartered school districts, shall, where practicable, provide transportation for the public school pupils within the district, and pupils resident within adjoining districts annually agreed to in writing by the districts involved, under conditions and […]
33-1502. BUS ROUTES — NON-TRANSPORTATION ZONES. The board of trustees of each school district may establish, and alter, bus routes and establish, and alter, non-transportation zones. Such routes and zones shall be determined for each year not later than the regular August meeting of the board; but nothing herein shall be construed as limiting the […]
33-1503. PAYMENTS WHEN TRANSPORTATION NOT FURNISHED. a. Whenever any pupil lives more than one and one-half (1 1/2) miles from any established bus stop or from the school of attendance, as designated by the board of trustees, and such pupil is regularly transported by private vehicle not under contract with the school district, the board […]
33-1504. SCHOOL BUSES. A motor vehicle shall be deemed a "school bus" when it has a seating capacity of more than ten (10) persons and meets the current national and state minimum standards for school bus construction, and is owned and operated by a school district or a common carrier and is used exclusively for […]
33-1505. SELLER’S WARRANTY. All school buses shall at all times conform to standards of construction therefor specified by the state board of education. No contract shall be negotiated or executed for the purchase or sale of any school bus, body, or chassis, where the same is to be used as, or as a part of, […]
33-1506. INSPECTION OF SCHOOL BUSES. All school buses shall at all times conform to the standards of construction prescribed therefor by the state board of education. Before any newly acquired school bus is used for transporting pupils it shall be inspected by a duly authorized representative of the state department of education, and if, upon […]
33-1507. LIABILITY INSURANCE RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION. The board of trustees of each school district owning and operating vehicles for the transportation of pupils, and any transportation contractor, shall have in effect at all times for each vehicle so used, insurance purchased from a company or companies licensed to operate in this state, in amounts not […]
33-1508. OPERATION OF SCHOOL BUSES. (1) All school buses shall at all times be operated in conformity with law and with rules of the Idaho state police and the state board of education. (2) No school bus shall: (a) Cross any railroad track, or enter or cross any arterial highway without first coming to a […]
33-1509. SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS — DEFINITION — QUALIFICATION — DUTIES — LIABILITY. For the purpose of this chapter, the term "school bus driver" shall mean any person who at any time is operating a school bus while transporting pupils to or from school, or to or from approved school activities. A board of trustees shall […]
33-1510. CONTRACTS FOR TRANSPORTATION SERVICE. (1) All contracts entered into by boards of trustees for the transportation of pupils shall be in writing using the current pupil transportation model contract developed by the state department of education. School districts may attach to the model contract addenda to meet local requirements. School districts shall submit to […]
33-1511. STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION — POWERS AND DUTIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION. In addition to powers and duties of the state board of education hereinbefore prescribed, the said state board shall: (1) Designate a member of its staff as supervisor of school transportation responsible for a school bus driver training program and such program shall […]
33-1512. LEASING OF SCHOOL BUSES. The board of trustees of a school district is hereby authorized to lease school buses. Such leasing agreements may be entered into only when commercial bus transportation is not reasonably available. For any school bus leased, the school district shall charge an amount not less than the school district’s current […]
33-1513. PUPIL TRANSPORTATION SUPPORT PROGRAM FUND. (1) In order to promote school transportation safety and awareness in Idaho and to help defray costs associated with Idaho’s oversight of the statewide pupil transportation support program, there is hereby created in the state treasury the pupil transportation support program fund to which shall be credited: (a) Moneys […]
33-1514. FEE — REIMBURSEMENT FOR PUPIL TRANSPORTATION COSTS. The state department of education shall assess an annual fee based on past reimbursement to school districts, to be paid by all school districts claiming reimbursement for pupil transportation costs, to defray the department’s actual cost of providing financial reviews of school district pupil transportation records. Such […]
