37 Tex. Admin. Code § 14.1 - Definitions
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) Advertisement--Any
communication brought to the attention of the public by paid announcement or in
return for public recognition in connection with an event or offer or sale of a
product or service, except for a single-line listing of a school district name
and/or school or manufacturer logo approved by the department.
(2) Department--The Texas Department of
Public Safety.
(3) Director--The
director of the Texas Department of Public Safety or the designee of the
director.
(4) Enrollment
certificate--A valid provisional certificate issued by a training agency under
the authority of the director indicating a person has enrolled in the School
Bus Driver Safety Training Program as described in §
14.36 of this title (relating to
Enrollment Certificates) and meets the requirements designated
therein.
(5) Medical advisory
board--The Medical Advisory Board of the Texas Department of State Health
Services.
(6) Medical examiner--A
person who is licensed, certified, and/or registered, in accordance with
applicable State laws and regulations, to perform physical examinations. The
term includes, but is not limited to, doctors of medicine, doctors of
osteopathy, physician assistants, advanced practice nurses, and doctors of
chiropractic.
(7) Multifunction
school activity bus--A motor vehicle that was manufactured in compliance with
the federal motor vehicle safety standards for school buses in effect on the
date of manufacture other than the standards requiring the bus to display
alternately flashing red lights and to be equipped with movable stop arms, and
that is used to transport preprimary, primary, or secondary students on a
school-related activity trip other than on routes to and from school. The term
does not include a school bus, a school activity bus, a school-chartered bus,
or a bus operated by a mass transit authority.
(8) School activity bus--A bus designed to
accommodate more than 15 passengers, including the operator, that is owned,
operated, rented, or leased by a school district, county school,
open-enrollment charter school, regional education service center, or shared
services arrangement and that is used to transport public school students on a
school-related activity trip, other than on routes to and from school. The term
does not include a chartered bus, a bus operated by a mass transit authority, a
school bus, or a multifunction school activity bus.
(9) School bus--A motor vehicle that was
manufactured in compliance with the federal motor vehicle safety standards for
school buses in effect on the date of manufacture and that is used to transport
pre-primary, primary, or secondary students on a route to or from school or on
a school-related activity trip other than on routes to and from school. The
term does not include a school-chartered bus or a bus operated by a mass
transit authority.
(10) School bus
driver--A driver transporting school children and/or school personnel on routes
to and from school or on a school-related activity trip while operating a
multifunction school activity bus, school activity bus, or school
bus.
(11) Training agency--The
twenty Regional Education Service Centers of the Texas Education Agency
approved by the department to teach the School Bus Driver Safety Training
Program.
(12) Training
certificate--A document issued under the authority of the director to a person
indicating successful completion of the School Bus Driver Safety Training
Program approved by the department.
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