Michigan Compiled Laws Act 187 Of 1990 The Pupil Transportation Act (257.1801 - 257.1877)

AN ACT to regulate the equipment, maintenance, operation, and use of school buses; to prescribe the qualifications of school bus drivers; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and local governmental agencies; to create an advisory committee and to prescribe its powers and duties; and to prescribe remedies and penalties.

History: 1990, Act 187, Eff. Aug. 15, 1990 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 107, Eff. Aug. 15, 2006

Section 257.1801 Short Title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as “the pupil transportation act”. History: 1990, Act 187, Eff. Aug. 15, 1990
Section 257.1803 Meanings Of Words And Phrases.
For the purposes of this act, the words and phrases defined in sections 5 to 7 shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them...
Section 257.1805 Definitions; M To S.
(1) "Motor bus" and "motor carrier of passengers" mean those terms as defined in section 3 of the motor bus transportation act, 1982 PA...
Section 257.1807 Definitions; S, T.
(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...
Section 257.1809 Pupil Transportation; Regulation; Routes; Vehicles And Equipment; Rules.
The state board of education shall regulate pupil transportation. The state board or its authorized representative may review, confirm, set aside, or amend the...
Section 257.1810 Transportation Of Pupils; Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Restrictions.
(1) Each school bus owned or operated by a public or private nonpublic school, an agent of a school, a private business, or a...
Section 257.1810a Contract With Motor Carrier; Authorization.
(1) A school may contract with a licensed motor carrier of passengers for a motor bus to be used for occasional transportation of pupils...
Section 257.1811 Applicability Of Mcl 257.1811 To 257.1821; Body Width And Height Of Type I And Type II School Buses; Attachment Of Bus To Chassis; Use Of Spacers; Bus Floor; Doors; Steps; Emergency Exit; Insulation; Book Racks Prohibited; Electrical System; Secured Items; Radio Speakers.
(1) This section and sections 13 to 21 apply to both type I and type II school buses except where specifically provided otherwise. (2)...
Section 257.1813 Air Brake System.
(1) A school bus that is equipped with an air brake system shall be equipped with an emergency stopping system designed and constructed to...
Section 257.1815 Exterior Lamps And Signals On Bus.
The location, number, and color of all exterior lamps and signals on a school bus shall be in conformance with current United States department...
Section 257.1817 Signal Lights; Stoplights; Flasher Lamps; Applicability To School Buses Manufactured Before October 1, 1990; Conformance With Federal Regulations.
(1) This section applies to school buses manufactured before October 1, 1990 that have not been retrofitted to meet the requirements of section 19....
Section 257.1819 Red And Amber Signal Lights; Applicability To New School Buses.
(1) This section applies to new school buses manufactured on or after October 1, 1990 and to school buses manufactured before October 1, 1990...
Section 257.1821 Windshield Wipers And Washers, Washer Reservoir, And Windshield.
A school bus shall be equipped with windshield wipers, washers, a washer reservoir, and a windshield that meets the requirements of 49 CFR 571.103...
Section 257.1823 Vision; Mirrors; Sun Shades; Applicability.
(1) A school bus shall be equipped in a manner that the driver, in a normal seated position, either by direct vision or by...
Section 257.1825 Fire Extinguisher; First Aid Kit; Fusees And Reflectors.
(1) A school bus shall be equipped with at least 1, 2A-10BC dry chemical fire extinguisher, or its equivalent, that has an aluminum, brass,...
Section 257.1827 Safety Glass; Push-out Window Sash; Definition.
(1) A school bus shall be equipped with safety glass wherever glass is used in doors, windows, and windshields. Rigid safety plastic which meets...
Section 257.1829 Fuel Tank Or Container; Intake Pipe; Fuel Lines.
Any part of a fuel tank or container or intake pipe shall not be located within or above the passenger-carrying portion of a school...
Section 257.1831 Flashing, Oscillating, Or Rotating Light; Location; Color; Use; Conditions.
A school bus may be equipped with a flashing, oscillating, or rotating light mounted on the roof of the bus approximately 6 feet from...
Section 257.1833 Paint.
(1) A school bus shall be painted as follows: (a) The body, cowl, hood, and fenders shall be national school bus chrome yellow. (b)...
Section 257.1835 Repealed. 2006, Act 107, Eff. Aug. 15, 2006.
Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to school bus markings.
Section 257.1837 Repealed. 2006, Act 107, Eff. Aug. 15, 2006.
Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to availability of school bus standards.
Section 257.1839 Inspections.
(1) The department of state police shall inspect each school bus annually, and as the department of state police determines necessary where school bus...
Section 257.1841 Rejection; Red Sticker; Yellow Sticker; Reinspection; Passing Sticker.
(1) A school bus may be rejected by the inspecting state official for use in transporting passengers if it does not meet the requirements...
Section 257.1843 Inspection Of New School Bus; Acceptance Of Delivery.
The department of state police shall inspect a new school bus before a school accepts delivery. The department of state police shall determine whether...
Section 257.1849 Age Of Driver; Chauffeur's License, Vehicle Group Designation, Passenger Vehicle Indorsement, And School Bus Indorsement Required; Persons Prohibited From Operation Of School Bus; Administration Of Commercial Driver License Skills Test.
(1) A person, whether or not licensed under the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.1 to 257.923, who is 17 years of...
Section 257.1851 School Bus Safety Education.
(1) A driver of a school bus transporting passengers shall have in his or her possession a certificate stating that he or she has...
Section 257.1852 Repealed. 2006, Act 107, Eff. Aug. 15, 2006.
Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to on-road driver skills test.
Section 257.1853 Drivers Of School Buses; Qualifications; Records; Background Check; Smoking; Alcoholic Liquor Or Controlled Substance; Third Party Reimbursement Or Certain Benefits Not Required.
(1) A driver of a school bus shall, at a minimum, meet the following qualifications: (a) The requirements of sections 49 and 51. (b)...
Section 257.1855 Actuation Of Alternately Flashing Lights; Procedures For Receiving And Discharging Pupils From Bus; Crossing Road; Prohibited Stops; Instruction On Proper School Bus Etiquette; Reimbursement; “required To Cross The Roadway” Explained; Visibility.
(1) A school bus driver shall actuate alternately flashing lights only when the school bus is stopped or stopping on a highway or private...
Section 257.1857 Driver Of School Bus At Railroad Track Grade Crossing; Requirements; “inactive Railroad Track” Defined; Exemptions; Violation As Civil Infraction; Fine; Processing.
(1) Except as provided in subsections (2), (3), (4), and (5), the driver of a school bus, before crossing a railroad track at grade,...
Section 257.1859 Persons Eligible For Transportation; Applicability Of Subsection (1); Limitation As To Seating; Violation As Civil Infraction; Fine; Processing.
(1) A driver of a school bus shall not transport or permit to be transported on a school bus while transporting pupils to and...
Section 257.1861 Speed Limits; Violation; Penalty.
A person operating a school bus shall not exceed the speed limits established for this type of vehicle under the Michigan vehicle code, 1949...
Section 257.1863 Repealed. 2006, Act 107, Eff. Aug. 15, 2006.
Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to incidents involving pupil transportation required to be reported.
Section 257.1865 Use Of School Bus For Transporting Persons Other Than Pupils; Mileage, Insurance, Fees, And Other Costs; Priority; Purchase Of Additional School Buses; Checking And Servicing School Buses; Definition; Rights Of School Employees; Collective Bargaining Agreements.
(1) Pursuant to an agreement made under subsection (4), a school may permit the use of a school bus which is not otherwise being...
Section 257.1867 Contract For Use Of School Bus By Government; Costs; Insurance; Stipulation; Limitation.
(1) In compliance with section 65(8), if a determination is made that economically feasible private transportation does not exist, a school may contract with...
Section 257.1869 Purchasing School Buses; Rehabilitation Of School Buses; Costs; Rules.
The cost of purchasing school buses and the rehabilitation of school buses to extend the period of usefulness shall conform with the rules promulgated...
Section 257.1870 Advisory Committee; Establishment; Purpose; Membership; Duties.
(1) The department of education shall establish an advisory committee to advise the department on issues and topics concerning school buses and school bus...
Section 257.1871 Instruction And Training On New Procedures.
A school shall provide instruction and training for its drivers on any new procedures required by this act not more than 30 days after...
Section 257.1873 Violation As Civil Infraction Or Felony; Powers Of Motor Carrier Officers.
(1) A person who violates this act is responsible for a state civil infraction and shall be assessed a fine of not more than...
Section 257.1875 Effective Date.
This act shall take effect August 15, 1990. History: 1990, Act 187, Eff. Aug. 15, 1990
Section 257.1877 Conditional Effective Date.
This act shall not take effect unless all of the following bills of the 85th Legislature are enacted into law: (a) Senate Bill No....

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