Indiana Code 20-27-6-7. Parents supplemental transportation contract; use of school buses
(1) Transportation of eligible students to and from school.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 20-27-6-7
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Highway: includes county bridges and state and county roads, unless otherwise expressly provided. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(3) Transportation of students to and from a:
(A) youth baseball activity;
(B) 4-H club activity;
(C) junior achievement activity;
(D) Boy Scout activity;
(E) Girl Scout activity;
(F) Campfire activity; or
(G) recreational activity approved or sponsored by a political subdivision.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), the following conditions apply to a school bus operating under a parents’ supplemental transportation contract that is used for a purpose described in subsection (a):
(1) Students may not be accompanied by more than four (4) adult sponsors or chaperones per school bus.
(2) Transportation must originate from a point within the geographical limits of the school district served by the affected school bus driver.
(3) The group to be transported shall be residents of the affected school district.
(4) Transportation may not exceed one hundred (100) highway miles from point of origin.
(c) Subsection (b) does not apply if transportation can be furnished by a common carrier of passengers that operates under the jurisdiction of the department of state revenue. If transportation is furnished by a common carrier of passengers that operates under the jurisdiction of the department of state revenue, IC 20-27-9-3(b) applies.
(d) A school bus operating under a parents’ supplemental transportation contract may be used for the following purposes:
(1) Travel to and from a garage or repair area for maintenance or repair.
(2) Transportation requested by a governmental authority during a local, state, or national emergency.
(3) Transportation of an agricultural worker engaged in cultivating, producing, or harvesting crops under IC 20-27-9-10.
(4) Travel to a school bus driver’s residence or parking facility following an authorized use described in this section.
(5) Transportation of a senior citizen under IC 20-27-9-2.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-2.5-6.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.