| Last Action | 01/11/24: to Transportation (S) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to the transportation of students and declaring an emergency. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
| Bill Request Number | 358 |
| Sponsor | D. Yates |
| Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 156.153 to permit school districts to use district-owned and district-leased passenger transportation vehicles to transport students to and from school under an alternative transportation plan approved by the Kentucky Department of Education; provide that vehicles shall be operated by an employee of local school district that is licensed to operate a motor vehicle within the Commonwealth; provide that the Kentucky Department of Education shall promulgate administrative regulations to establish minimum standards and specifications for an alternative transportation plan; amend KRS 160.380 to require the driver of any non-school bus passenger vehicle authorized to transport students to and from school pursuant to the alternative transportation plan submit to an annual national and state criminal background check and clear CA/N check; amend KRS 156.990 to provide that an individual who operates a school bus or other district-owned or district-leased vehicle to transport a student or students without a valid, active license to operate that motor vehicle within the Commonwealth shall be guilty of a Class D felony; EMERGENCY. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Crimes and Punishments - Operating a school vehicle to transport a student without a valid driver's license, Class D Felony Education, Elementary and Secondary - School transportation, alternative transportation plan, non-school bus vehicles Effective Dates, Emergency - School transportation, alternative transportation plan, non-school bus vehicles State Agencies - Kentucky Department of Education, alternative transportation plans, standards and specifications Transportation - School transportation, alternative transportation plan, non-school bus vehicles Administrative Regulations and Proceedings - Kentucky Board of Education, alternative transportation plan, minimum standards and specifications Children and Minors - School transportation, alternative transportation plan, non-school bus vehicles Background Checks - School transportation, drivers, non-school bus vehicles |
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Last updated: 9/26/2024 1:37 PM (EDT)