Texas Transportation Code

§ 547.7015 — RULES RELATING TO SCHOOL BUSES

TN § 547.7015Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part C. RULES OF THE ROAD · Ch. 547. VEHICLE EQUIPMENT · Art. L. ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOL BUSES, AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLES, AND SLOW-MOVING VEHICLES

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(a)The department shall adopt and enforce rules governing the design, color, lighting and other equipment, construction, and operation of a school bus for the transportation of schoolchildren that is:

(1)owned and operated by a school district in this state; or

(2)privately owned and operated under a contract with a school district in this state.

(b)In adopting rules under this section, the department shall emphasize:

(1)safety features; and

(2)long-range, maintenance-free factors.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.119(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 309, Sec. 9.02, eff. June 18, 2003.