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Notice: 666795

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Division:

State Board of Education

Chapter:

TRANSPORTATION

Overview

RULE:

6A-3.006	Pool Purchase Plan for Purchase of Equipment and Contractual Needs; Department of Management Services, Division of Purchasing Authorized to Negotiate Contracts
6A-3.0121	Responsibility of School District and Parents or Guardians for Students Who Are Transported at Public Expense
6A-3.0141	Employment of School Bus Operators
6A-3.0151	School Bus Driver Physical Examination and Medical Examiners Certificate (Repealed)
6A-3.016	Responsibilities of Deputy Commissioner for Finance and Operations for Student Transportation (Repealed)
6A-3.0171	Responsibilities of School Districts for Student Transportation
6A-3.0291	Specifications for New School Buses (Repealed)
6A-3.037	Alternate Engine Fuels for School Buses (Repealed)

PURPOSE:

The purpose is to implement Florida’s statutory requirements for safe and efficient transportation of Florida public school students by county school districts and charter schools.  The effect will be rules which meet current public expectations and the higher benchmarks set by student transportation providers for the safety of students.

SUMMARY:

The proposed revisions to the rules listed above include the following changes:  deletion of unnecessary and obsolete provisions relating to the state volume purchasing program for school buses; updated provisions relating to statutorily mandated program for bidding of school buses, drug and alcohol testing services, and purchase of other commodities and services that may be needed by school districts; removal of  provisions specifying distinctions for transportation of students with special needs that may be inconsistent with federal law; specifying school district responsibilities to inform parents regarding the safety of students while in transit to and from school and to and from bus stops; updating requirements for school bus operators relating to new, statutorily required commercial driver license school bus endorsement; removal of  references to specific paper-based forms for systems in which reports to the Department of Education have been automated; requiring school board policies prohibiting use of cell phones by school bus operators while driving and prohibiting unnecessary idling while in the vicinity of students; requiring that school bus operators driving on field or activity trips instruct all passengers regarding locations and proper use of emergency exits; require that school bus operators check their buses after each trip to ensure that no students are left on board; and update requirements for school buses powered by alternative fuels to allow for newer technologies, such as hybrid diesel-electric power.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

1006.21-1006.27, 1012.45 FS.

LAW:

1006.21-1006.27, 1012.45 FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

9/15/2006 Vol. 32/37

COMMENTS:

From 9/15/2006 To 10/6/2006 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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