Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 28A Common School Provisions - Chapter 28A.160 Student Transportation

28A.160.010 Operation of student transportation program -- Responsibility of local district -- Scope -- Transporting of elderly -- Insurance
The operation of each local school district's student transportation program is declared to be the responsibility of the respective board of directors, and each board ...
28A.160.020 Authorization for private school students to ride buses -- Conditions
Every school district board of directors may authorize children attending a private school approved in accordance with RCW 28A.195.010 to ride a school bus or ...
28A.160.030 Authorizing individual transportation or other arrangements
Individual transportation, board and room, and other arrangements may be authorized or provided and, in whole or part, paid for or reimbursed by a school ...
28A.160.040 Lease of buses to transport children with disabilities and elderly -- Limitation
The directors of school districts are authorized to lease school buses to nonprofit organizations to transport children with disabilities and elderly persons to and from ...
28A.160.050 Lease of buses to transport children with disabilities and elderly -- Directors to authorize
The directors of school districts may authorize leases under RCW 28A.160.040 through 28A.160.060: PROVIDED, That such leases do not conflict with regular school purposes.[1990 c ...
28A.160.060 Lease of buses to transport children with disabilities and elderly -- Lease at local level -- Criteria
The lease of the equipment shall be handled by the school directors at a local level. The school directors may establish criteria for bus use ...
28A.160.070 Lease of buses to transport children with disabilities and elderly -- Elderly persons defined -- Program limitation
For purposes of RCW 28A.160.010 and 28A.160.040, "elderly person" shall mean a person who is at least sixty years of age. No school district funds ...
28A.160.080 School buses, rental or lease for emergency purposes -- Authorization
It is the intent of the legislature and the purpose of RCW 28A.160.010, 28A.160.080, and 28A.160.090 that in the event of major forest fires, floods, ...
28A.160.090 School buses, rental or lease for emergency purposes -- Board to determine district policy -- Conditions if rent or lease
Each school district board shall determine its own policy as to whether or not its school buses will be rented or leased for the purposes ...
28A.160.100 School buses, transport of general public to interscholastic activities -- Limitations
In addition to the authority otherwise provided in RCW 28A.160.010 through 28A.160.120 to school districts for the transportation of persons, whether school children, school personnel, ...
28A.160.110 School buses, authorization for parent, guardian or custodian of a student to ride -- Limitations
Every school district board of directors may authorize any parent, guardian or custodian of a student enrolled in the district to ride a school bus ...
28A.160.115 Bus routes
On highways divided into separate roadways as provided in RCW 46.61.150 and highways with three or more marked traffic lanes, public school district bus routes ...
28A.160.120 Agreements with other governmental entities for transportation of public or other noncommon school purposes -- Limitations
Any school district board of directors or any intermediate school district board may enter into agreements pursuant to chapter 39.34 RCW or chapter 35.58 RCW, ...
28A.160.130 Transportation vehicle fund -- Deposits in -- Use -- Rules for establishment and use
(1) There is created a fund on deposit with each county treasurer for each school district of the county, which shall be known as the ...
28A.160.140 Contract for pupil transportation services with private nongovernmental entity -- Competitive bid procedures
As a condition of entering into a pupil transportation services contract with a private nongovernmental entity, each school district shall engage in an open competitive ...
28A.160.150 Student transportation allocation -- Operating costs, determination and funding
Funds allocated for transportation costs shall be in addition to the basic education allocation. The distribution formula developed in RCW 28A.160.150 through 28A.160.180 shall be ...
28A.160.160 Student transportation allocation -- Definitions
For purposes of RCW 28A.160.150 through 28A.160.190, except where the context shall clearly indicate otherwise, the following definitions apply: (1) "Eligible student" means any student ...
28A.160.170 Student transportation allocation -- District's annual report to superintendent
Each district shall submit to the superintendent of public instruction during October of each year a report containing the following: (1)(a) The number of eligible ...
28A.160.180 Student transportation allocation -- Allocation rates, adjustment -- District-owned passenger cars -- Report
Each district's annual student transportation allocation shall be based on differential rates determined by the superintendent of public instruction in the following manner: (1) The ...
28A.160.190 Student transportation allocation -- Notice -- Revised eligible student data, when -- Allocation payments, amounts, when
The superintendent shall notify districts of their student transportation allocation before January 15th. If the number of eligible students in a school district changes ten ...
28A.160.195 Vehicle acquisition -- School bus categories -- Competitive specifications -- Purchase -- Reimbursement -- Rules
(1) The superintendent of public instruction, in consultation with the regional transportation coordinators of the educational service districts, shall establish a minimum number of school ...
28A.160.200 Vehicle acquisition -- Reimbursement schedule -- Maintenance and operation -- Depreciation schedule
(1) The superintendent shall develop a reimbursement schedule to pay districts for the cost of student transportation vehicles purchased after September 1, 1982. While it ...
28A.160.205 School bus replacement incentive program -- Rules
(1) The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall implement a school bus replacement incentive program. As part of the program, the office shall ...
28A.160.210 School bus drivers -- Training and qualifications -- Rules
In addition to other powers and duties, the superintendent of public instruction shall adopt rules governing the training and qualifications of school bus drivers. Such ...

Last modified: April 7, 2009