Rule Number:160-5-3-.01

Purchase of School Buses

160-5-3-.01 PURCHASE OF SCHOOL BUSES.

(1) REQUIREMENTS.

(a) Local school systems shall ensure that any school bus body and chassis

purchased and/or used for the purpose of transporting public school students of
Georgia to and from school conforms to the current Georgia School Bus
Specifications, available from the department.

(b) In the purchase of school bus bodies and chassis local school systems shall

either:

1. Purchase the school bus, body, or chassis in accordance with the provisions of a

state-wide contract negotiated by the Georgia Department of Administrative Services;
or

2. Purchase the school bus, body, or chassis in accordance with the purchasing

policies and procedures of the school system.

Authority: O.C.G.A. § 20-2-188 ; 40-8-112; 40-8-113.

Adopted: February 16, 2012 Effective: March 7, 2012

Georgia Department Of Education

Adopted Date:	2/16/2012
Effective Date:	3/7/2012

NOTE: The State of Georgia has moved the Georgia Code. This new environment no longer allows us to link directly to the Georgia Code. For example enter 20-02-0211 in the search window and the Georgia Code will appear.

Policy Code	Description
EDAA	School-Owned Buses
Georgia Code	Description
O.C.G.A § 20-02-0188	Student transportation
O.C.G.A § 40-08-0112	Compliance with State Board Bus Specifications
O.C.G.A § 40-08-0113	Standards applicable regardless of size or capacity

These references are not intended to be part of the rule itself, nor do they indicate the basis or authority for the board to enact this rule. Instead, they are provided as additional resources for those interested in the subject matter of the rule.

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