Arkansas Code Title 6, Subtitle 2, Chapter 19 - Transportation
- § 6-19-101 - Regulations and Standards Generally.
The Commission for Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation shall promulgate rules and standards governing the school transportation program in school districts that...
- § 6-19-102 - Authority to Transport Students -- Vehicles and Operators.
(a) The board of directors of each school district in the state is authorized to purchase vehicles and otherwise provide means for transporting pupils...
- § 6-19-103 - Directors Exempt From Liability.
(a) It is declared that the directors of all school districts and special school districts in this state in the discharge of their duties...
- § 6-19-104 - Bus Drivers Generally.
Drivers or operators of school buses shall comply with all laws and regulations pertaining to school bus drivers or operators not in conflict with...
- § 6-19-105 - [Repealed.]
- § 6-19-106 - Bus Drivers -- Qualifications.
(a) No person physically defective or of unsound mind, known to be a habitual drunkard or of immoral habits, or who has been convicted...
- § 6-19-107 - Bus Drivers -- Application for Employment -- Driving Records.
(a) (1) An applicant for employment as a school bus driver shall submit an application prescribed by the Division of Public School Academic Facilities...
- § 6-19-108 - Bus Drivers -- Certification.
(a) (1) An applicant seeking employment as a driver or an operator of a school bus, either privately or publicly owned, is required to...
- § 6-19-109 - Bus Drivers -- Seat Belts.
The driver or operator of a school bus shall wear a seat belt at all times while operating the school bus whenever the bus...
- § 6-19-110 - Bus Drivers -- Loading and Discharging Pupils.
(a) As used in this section: (1) "Motor vehicle" means all vehicles, all movable engines, or machines that are operated or propelled by motor...
- § 6-19-111 - Bus Regulations -- Design and Operation.
(a) The Commission for Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation shall adopt and enforce regulations to govern the design and operation of all...
- § 6-19-112 - Tax Exemption for School Vehicles.
(a) All motor vehicles owned and operated by public school districts in Arkansas and used exclusively for school purposes shall be exempt from taxation...
- § 6-19-113 - Registration Exemption for Buses.
No school bus owned by a school district in this state shall be required to be registered under the motor vehicle registration laws of...
- § 6-19-114 - Purchase of Buses.
(a) School buses purchased with loans from the Revolving Loan Fund must meet the prescribed minimum standards and regulations for school buses and must...
- § 6-19-115 - Bus Permit Numbers.
(a) (1) The Commission for Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation shall establish a system of permit numbers to be used in identifying...
- § 6-19-116 - Bus Mirrors.
(a) Every school bus used for the transportation of pupils to or from school shall be equipped with one (1) or more mirrors of...
- § 6-19-117 - School Bus Safety Equipment.
(a) As used in this section, "school bus" means: (1) A motor vehicle designed to carry ten (10) or more passengers that is: (A)...
- § 6-19-118 - [Repealed.]
- § 6-19-119 - School Bus Passengers Required to Be Seated.
(a) As used in this section, "school bus" means: (1) A motor vehicle designed to carry ten (10) or more passengers that is: (A)...
- § 6-19-120 - Operation of a School Bus While Using a Cellular Telephone.
(a) As used in this section: (1) "Cellular telephone" means a wireless two-way communication device that requires the operator to dial numbers manually and...
- § 6-19-121 - Approved Buses.
After April 11, 2005, no public school in the state shall purchase nonconforming vans, as defined by the federal motor vehicle safety standards in...
- § 6-19-122 - Safe Transportation of School Children on Buses and Other Vehicles.
The Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation or its successor shall undertake measures to provide for the safe, reliable, and efficient transportation...
- § 6-19-123 - [Repealed.]
- § 6-19-124 - Mobile Learning Technology Pilot Program.
(a) The General Assembly finds that: (1) In rural areas of the state, public school students may spend hours of unproductive time on the...
- § 6-19-125 - Safety Equipment Grant Pilot Program.
(a) As used in this section: (1) "Electronic warning device" means a nine-inch by twenty-four-inch (9'' x 24'') electronic driver alert sign that uses...
- § 6-19-126 - Notice on School Buses.
(a) If a school bus is not equipped with an electronic warning device as defined under ยง 6-19-125, a school district may have printed...
- § 6-19-127 - Parental Monitors on School Buses.
(a) The purpose of this section is to protect children from abusive behavior while riding a school bus.(b) A school district board of directors...
- § 6-19-128 - Compressed Natural Gas School Bus Pilot Program.
(a) As used in this section: (1) "Compressed natural gas" means a fossil fuel substitute for gasoline, diesel fuel, propane, or liquid propane gas...
- § 6-19-129 - Advertising on School Buses.
(a) A school district board of directors may elect to allow advertising that meets the requirements established by the Commission for Arkansas Public School...
Last modified: November 15, 2016