AN ACT relating to the transportation of students and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 189.540 to authorize the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations to govern the operation of passenger vehicles used to transport students that are owned, leased, or privately contracted by school districts; provide that operators of a passenger vehicle that is owned, leased, or privately contracted by the district to transport students shall possess a valid Class D operator's license; EMERGENCY.

Introduced: February 18, 2025

Last action: March 7, 2025

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This bill would allow the Kentucky Board of Education to create rules governing vehicles used by school districts to transport students, beyond traditional school buses. It also requires drivers of those district-owned, leased, or contracted passenger vehicles to hold a valid standard driver's license. The emergency designation means it would take effect immediately upon becoming law. Who it may affect: K-12 students who ride in district-arranged transportation, school district administrators, and drivers hired or contracted to transport students.

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