Kan. Admin. Regs. § 91-38-4 - Compliance with chassis and body construction standards

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), a governing body shall not allow students to be transported on any school bus acquired or leased after the effective date of this regulation until the governing body has on file a verified statement, as prescribed by the state board, from the seller or lessor of the school bus attesting that the school bus meets the following requirements:

(1) The school bus chassis and body construction standards promulgated by the United States department of transportation that apply to the particular bus; and

(2) the bus chassis and body construction standards, including standards for specially equipped school buses, if applicable, prescribed in the national school transportation specifications adopted by the national congress on school transportation.

(b) A governing body shall not alter, change, or otherwise modify any school bus used to transport students in any manner that results in nullification of the statement required in subsection (a) or that results in the failure of the school bus to comply with standards applicable to it under K.S.A. 8-2009a, and amendments thereto.

(c) If a governing body is acquiring a school bus from another governing body, the governing body acquiring the school bus shall obtain the following statements from the governing body that is disposing of the school bus:

(1) The verified statement obtained by the governing body under subsection (a); and

(2) a verified statement from the governing body that is disposing of the school bus attesting to the fact that the governing body has not altered, changed, or otherwise modified the school bus in any manner that results in nullification of the statement required in subsection (a) or that results in the failure of the school bus to comply with the standards applicable to it under K.S.A. 8-2009a, and amendments thereto.

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Kan. Admin. Regs. § 91-38-4

Authorized by K.S.A. 8-2009; implementing K.S.A. 8-2009, K.S.A. 2015 Supp. 8-2009a; effective July 1, 2000; amended by Kansas Register Volume 36, No. 25; effective 7/7/2017.