Sec. 7.
(1) "School bus" means a motor vehicle with a manufacturer's rated seating capacity of 11 or more passengers, including the driver, used for the transportation of preprimary, primary, or secondary school pupils to or from school or school-related events or a multifunction school activity bus manufactured after September 2, 2003 as defined in 49 CFR 571.3, 49 CFR 571.108, and 49 CFR 571.131. School bus does not include a vehicle operated by a public transit agency or authority. A vehicle that is not a school bus is not subject to this act. For the purposes of this act, a parent, or legal guardian transporting his or her child or another child with written permission of the other child's parent or legal guardian on a school-related event is not subject to this act.
(2) "Type I school bus" means a school bus with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds.
(3) "Type II school bus" means a school bus with a gross vehicle rating of 10,000 pounds or less.
History: 1990, Act 187, Eff. Aug. 15, 1990 ;-- Am. 1992, Act 227, Imd. Eff. Oct. 16, 1992 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 49, Imd. Eff. Mar. 29, 2000 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 107, Eff. Aug. 15, 2006
Last modified: October 10, 2016