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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. Governing Body – the local board of education, governing board, or other entity responsible for the governance and oversight of a Local Educational Agency.
       
    2. Local Educational Agency (LEA) – a public authority legally constituted by the state as an administrative agency to provide control of and direction for kindergarten through grade 12 public educational institutions.

       
  2. REQUIREMENTS.
     
    1. Governing Bodies and LEAs shall ensure that all contractors transporting students meet the vehicle and driver requirements set forth in State Board of Education rules related to the transportation of students to and from school and school related activities.
       
    2. Prior to entering into an agreement with a motor carrier or contract carrier for the purpose of transporting students, an LEA must (1) verify that such carrier is certified by the Regulatory Compliance Commission (RCC) of the Department of Public Safety (DPS) by obtaining the carrier’s valid certification number and (2) receive a copy of the carrier’s proof of legally required minimum insurance coverage.
       
    3. All drivers of vehicles used for the transport of students must authorize the Georgia DPS to conduct a criminal background check through the Georgia Crime Information Center. Drivers who reside in and are licensed in other states must provide a statewide criminal background check from the state of residence to the DPS.
       

Authority: O.C.G.A § 20-2-188; 20-2-1076; 40-2-140; 40-8-112; 40-8-113

Adopted: July 21, 2022,  Effective: August 10, 2022

 		 

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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