Title 5-DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Division 30-Division of Administrative and Financial Services
Chapter 261-Pupil Transportation

5 CSR 30-261.025 Minimum Requirements for School Bus Chassis and Body

PURPOSE. The State Board of Education is required by law to adopt and enforce regulations for the design of all school buses used for the transportation of schoolchildren when owned and operated by any school district or privately owned and operated under contract with any school district in this state. This rule establishes the minimum requirements for the design of chassis and body used for school buses in the transportation of pupils.

PUBLISHER’S NOTE:  The secretary of state has determined that the publication of the entire text of the material which is incorporated by reference as a portion of this rule would be unduly cumbersome or expensive.  This material as incorporated by reference in this rule shall be maintained by the agency at its headquarters and shall be made available to the public for inspection and copying at no more than the actual cost of reproduction.  This note applies only to the reference material.  The entire text of the rule is printed here.
(1) The 2007 Missouri Minimum Standards for School Buses , is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this rule as published by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, School Governance, 205 Jefferson Street, PO Box 480, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480.  This rule does not incorporate any subsequent amendments or additions.  The 2007 Missouri Minimum Standards for School Buses reflects the changing needs of pupil transportation in Missouri, changes in national specifications for school buses and federal motor vehicle safety standards.  The changes will enhance the safety of schoolchildren being transported in school buses.

(2) The minimum requirements for school bus chassis and body are divided into five (5) sections. Each section explains the specifications for the parts of a school bus. Section (1) deals with general provisions relative to administrative concerns. Section (2) defines the different types of school buses. Section (3) explains the minimum specifications for a school bus chassis. Section (4) explains the minimum specifications for a school bus body. Section (5) explains the minimum specifications for a school bus equipped specifically to transport handicapped students.

AUTHORITY: section 304.060, RSMo 2000.* This rule was previously filed as 5 CSR 40-261.025. Original rule filed Feb. 23, 1981, effective Oct. 1, 1981. Amended: Filed Sept. 22, 1983, effective Feb. 15, 1984. Amended: Filed Oct. 29, 1986, effective March 1, 1987. Emergency amendment filed Sept. 21, 1990, effective Oct. 1, 1990, expired Jan. 28, 1991. Amended: Filed Sept. 21, 1990, effective March 14, 1991. Amended: Filed Dec. 21, 1992, effective July 8, 1993. Amended: Filed April 24, 1996, effective Dec. 30, 1996. Amended: Filed Nov. 20, 1996, effective May 30, 1997.  Amended:  Filed March 21, 2001, effective Oct. 30, 2001.  Amended:  Filed May 30, 2006, effective Jan. 30, 2007.

*Original authority:  304.060, RSMo 1949, amended 1977, 1987, 1992.

If interested in receiving a printed copy of the 2007 Missouri Minimum Standards for School Buses,
please contact School Governance at (573) 526-6949.