Section 300.15. Employer requirements.

 

(1)  Each employer of school bus drivers shall be responsible to determine that only qualified personnel operate school buses according to safe practices and that each bus is qualified for pupil transportation.

(2)  The operator or owner of a school bus shall have a maintenance record file for each school bus. The maintenance record file shall be kept at the principal repair facility used for the bus. If the bus owner does not operate a repair facility, the record file shall be kept current at another location accessible for inspection. The record file shall be maintained for the life of the bus and shall contain:

(a) Identification of the bus including make, model, vehicle identification number, and fleet number.

(b) A record of repairs performed including the date and nature of repair.

(c) A record of the lubrication and preventive maintenance performed including date and nature of maintenance.

(d) The initial pre-sale inspection and a copy of the latest inspection performed by state employees.

(3)  All required records shall be open for inspection and presented to the secretary or designee upon demand. The secretary may periodically authorize deletion or destruction of material contained in the record file.

(4)  A driver's report indicating a school bus defect or unsafe condition, in either written or electronic form, shall be maintained for a period of 7 calendar days after repair.

Cr. Register, February, 1983, No. 326 , eff. 3-1-83; am. (2) (a), Register, February, 1995, No. 470 , eff. 3-1-95 ; am. (3), Register, December, 1997, No. 504 , eff. 1-1-98; CR 03-116 : am. (2) (d) Register April 2004 No. 580 , eff. 5-1-04; CR 15-069 : am. (2) (d), r. and recr. (4) Register April 2016 No. 724 , eff. 5-1-16.