AN ACT relating to school transportation and declaring an emergency.

Amend KRS 156.153 to permit schools to use non-school bus passenger vehicles designed for 10, instead of 9, or fewer passengers; limit statewide driver qualification, training, and drug testing requirements to drivers of non-school bus passenger vehicles along regular bus routes; EMERGENCY.

Education, Elementary and Secondary Effective Dates, Emergency Teachers Transportation

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This bill would allow schools to use passenger vehicles that seat up to 10 people, rather than the current limit of 9, when transporting students in non-school bus vehicles. It also specifies that state driver qualification, training, and drug testing rules apply only to drivers using those vehicles on regular bus routes. The emergency designation means it would have taken effect immediately upon signing. Who it may affect: students who ride school-provided transportation, school staff who drive non-school bus vehicles, and school district administrators.

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