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Rule Number:160-5-3-.02

Contracted Transportation Services  

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Code: EDAC

CONTRACTED TRANSPORTATION SERVICES

  1. DEFINITIONS.
     
    1. Local Board of Education – a county or independent board of education exercising control and management of a local school system pursuant to Article VIII, Section V, Paragraph II of the Georgia Constitution.
       
    2. Public School – any school or special entity as defined in State Board Rule 160-5-1-.03 Identification and Reporting of Schools.
       
  2. REQUIREMENTS.
     
    1. Local boards of education shall ensure that drivers of all school buses contracted for the purpose of transporting students meet the same requirements as drivers of public school busses. 
       
    2. No public school shall enter into an agreement with a motor carrier or contract carrier for the purpose of transporting students without first verifying that such carrier is certified by the Public Service Commission as required by Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 46, of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration or any other similarly required certifying agency.
       
    3. A public school contracting for transportation services must receive a copy of the carrier’s proof of legally required minimum insurance coverage and a valid certification number demonstrating that the carrier is currently certified by the commission, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, or any other similarly required certifying agency before the carrier may transport students.
       

Authority: O.C.G.A § 20-2-188; 20-2-2071; 40-8-112; 40-8-13

Adopted: May 11, 2011 Effective: May 31, 2011

 		 

Georgia Department Of Education
Adopted Date:  7/21/2022
Effective Date:  8/10/2022

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
EDAC Contracted Transportation Services
Georgia Code Description
O.C.G.A § 20-02-0188 Student transportation
O.C.G.A § 20-02-1071 Transportation contracts
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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