ADE Director's Communication Memos

ADE Director's Communication Memo Form

Memo Number : FIN-02-010	Date Created : 08/15/2001

Attention: Superintendents Co-op Directors	Type of Memo:	Regulatory
	Response Required:	No


Section: Public School Finance and Admin Support - Ms. Patricia Martin
Subject: Requiring students to be seated while bus is in motion Regulatory Authority: Act 1744 of 2001	Contact Person: Mike Simmons Phone Number: 501/682-4264 E-mail: msimmons@arkedu.k12.ar.us

Act 1744 of 2001 Section (a) states, "The driver of a school bus shall not operate the school bus until every passenger is seated." This Act requires the superintendent of each public school in this state to be responsible for ensuring that no school bus is scheduled to transport more students than can be reasonably seated in the school bus. Any superintendent who knowingly violates this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars.

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