N.M. Admin. Code § 6.41.4.10 - REQUIREMENTS OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICE PROVIDERS

A. General requirements: The transportation service providers shall:

(1) Cooperate with the LEA administration to provide safe and efficient transportation services for all eligible students;

(2) keep all required vehicle maintenance records;

(3) hire all school bus drivers, substitute school bus drivers, activity school bus drivers, school bus assistants, and substitute school bus assistants in accordance with LEA policies, federal, state, and department regulations, and Section 22-10-3.3 NMSA 1978;

(4) maintain all school bus driver, substitute school bus driver, activity school bus driver, school bus assistant, and substitute school bus assistant files with required documentation in accordance with federal, state and department regulations;

(5) hire mechanics and office support personnel;

(6) provide to all drivers written procedures to be followed:

(a) during inclement weather; and

(b) during school bus evacuation drills;

(7) provide to each driver an LEA-approved written plan of action in case of an emergency covering:

(a) vehicle trouble requiring evacuation;

(b) vehicle trouble not requiring evacuation;

(c) passenger trouble requiring transportation personnel intervention;

(d) passenger trouble requiring police intervention; and

(e) passenger trouble requiring medical intervention.

(8) attend IEP meetings as necessary.

B. Equipment: The transportation service provider shall:

(1) maintain all school buses to manufacturer specifications and all safety equipment on school buses to federal, state and department specifications;

(2) report complete and accurate information required by the department's transportation director or designee and the LEA; and

(3) comply immediately with equipment recalls by taking a vehicle that has an equipment recall by a manufacturer, a distributor, a federal or state agency, or the department to an approved location as per the recall notification for modification or repair.

C. Training: The transportation service provider shall:

(1) provide pre-service and in-service training for all school bus drivers, substitute school bus drivers, activity bus drivers, and all school bus assistants and substitute school bus assistants in accordance with the department regulations;

(2) provide training for transportation service providers' employees who have supervisory responsibility of school bus drivers. A minimum of two hours of training is required annually. The contents of the training will be determined by the department transportation director.

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N.M. Admin. Code § 6.41.4.10

12-31-98; 6.41.4.10 NMAC - Rn, 6 NMAC 9.5.3.10, 07-01-01; A, 11-15-05, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXIX, Issue 06, March 27, 2018, eff. 3/27/2018