CHAPTER 6. PARENTS' SUPPLEMENTAL TRANSPORTATION CONTRACTS
IC 20-27-6
Chapter 6. Parents' Supplemental Transportation Contracts
IC 20-27-6-1
Nonpublic school exemption
Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to a nonpublic school or to a
nonpublic school bus driver contract executed for a nonpublic
school.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
IC 20-27-6-2
Authority of parents to provide bus transportation
Sec. 2. Parents may provide bus transportation for students
enrolled in a public school who are not provided transportation by
the school corporation.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
IC 20-27-6-3
Parents joint contract rights
Sec. 3. (a) The parents of public school students not provided bus
transportation by the school corporation may contract jointly with a
school bus driver to provide transportation under a parents'
supplemental transportation contract.
(b) A parents' supplemental transportation contract is subject to
the approval of the governing body of the school corporation where
the students transported under the contract reside, and a school bus
operated under the contract is under the supervision and direction of
the governing body.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
IC 20-27-6-4
Parents supplemental transportation contract; contents
Sec. 4. A parents' supplemental transportation contract must
include the following:
(1) The type of school bus equipment to be furnished by the
school bus driver, including a provision that the contract
incorporate by reference any equipment requirements
prescribed by the committee.
(2) Incorporation by reference of the safety, training, and
inspection requirements of the committee and the state.
(3) The amount of liability and property damage insurance
required to be furnished by the school bus driver. The amount
of insurance must be commensurate with insurance furnished by
a school bus driver operating under a transportation contract
with a school corporation.
(4) Any other relevant information necessary to advise the
parties of the terms and conditions of the contract.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
IC 20-27-6-5
Parents supplemental transportation contract; school bus driver
prerequisites
Sec. 5. Before a school bus driver may enter into a parents'
supplemental transportation contract, the school bus driver must meet
the following prerequisites:
(1) The school bus driver must meet all physical requirements
required of school bus drivers by the committee, including the
requirements under IC 20-27-8-1.
(2) The school bus driver must obtain the physical fitness
certificate required of all school bus drivers by IC 20-27-8-4.
(3) The school bus driver must have a valid public passenger
chauffeur's license issued by the bureau of motor vehicles.
(4) The school bus driver must meet any additional
requirements required by the contracting parents.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
IC 20-27-6-6
Parents supplemental transportation contract; substitute driver
requirements
Sec. 6. A substitute school bus driver may not operate a school
bus unless the substitute school bus driver meets the standards
required by IC 20-27-8-1 or any other committee requirements for
substitute school bus drivers.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
IC 20-27-6-7
Parents supplemental transportation contract; use of school buses
Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (d), a school
bus operating under a parents' supplemental transportation contract
may only be used for the following purposes:
(1) Transportation of eligible students to and from school.
(2) Transportation of eligible students and necessary adult
chaperones to and from an activity that is sponsored, controlled,
supervised, or participated in by the governing body of the
school corporation.
(3) Transportation of students to and from a:
(A) youth baseball activity;
(B) 4-H club activity;
(C) junior achievement activity;
(D) Boy Scout activity;
(E) Girl Scout activity;
(F) Campfire activity; or
(G) recreational activity approved or sponsored by a political
subdivision.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), the following conditions
apply to a school bus operating under a parents' supplemental
transportation contract that is used for a purpose described in
subsection (a):
(1) Students may not be accompanied by more than four (4)
adult sponsors or chaperones per school bus.
(2) Transportation must originate from a point within the
geographical limits of the school district served by the affected
school bus driver.
(3) The group to be transported shall be residents of the affected
school district.
(4) Transportation may not exceed one hundred (100) highway
miles from point of origin.
(c) Subsection (b) does not apply if transportation can be
furnished by a common carrier of passengers that operates under the
jurisdiction of the department of state revenue. If transportation is
furnished by a common carrier of passengers that operates under the
jurisdiction of the department of state revenue, IC 20-27-9-3(b)
applies.
(d) A school bus operating under a parents' supplemental
transportation contract may be used for the following purposes:
(1) Travel to and from a garage or repair area for maintenance
or repair.
(2) Transportation requested by a governmental authority
during a local, state, or national emergency.
(3) Transportation of an agricultural worker engaged in
cultivating, producing, or harvesting crops under IC 20-27-9-10.
(4) Travel to a school bus driver's residence or parking facility
following an authorized use described in this section.
(5) Transportation of a senior citizen under IC 20-27-9-2.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
IC 20-27-6-8
Violation
Sec. 8. A person who knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly
violates this chapter commits a Class C misdemeanor.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.231-2005,
SEC.37.