State Board of Education regulations require that all school buses be inspected semiannually within a minimum interval of four months and a maximum of six months. It is recommended that the first inspection be made during June, July, or August. Use of the Arkansas State Police “Commercial Motor Vehicle Inspection Report form” was previously required. However, the Arkansas State Police has discontinued the use of this form. Attached is the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) “School Bus Inspection form" to be used for each of the semi-annual inspections. A completed copy of this form should be kept on each bus.
The second inspection should be made during December, January, or February. The ADE will provide numbered windshield stickers and a reporting form for this inspection, which will be mailed to each district. The inspection standards may be found on pages 9-1 to 9-9 of the Administrator’s Handbook for Safe School Transportation. Each school district may choose a qualified mechanic to do the inspection.
The number of stickers each school district receives is based on the number of buses reported in the 2002-2003 school year. Call 501-682-4264 if additional stickers are needed.
Return the completed reporting form to the local School District’s SIS reporting coordinator or bookkeeper. This information will be reported in the SIS Cycle 6 report.