Sec. 547.7015. RULES RELATING TO SCHOOL BUSES. (a) The department shall adopt and enforce rules governing the design, color, lighting and other equipment, construction, and operation of a school bus for the transportation of schoolchildren that is: (1) owned and operated by a school district in this state; or (2) privately owned and operated under a contract with a school district in this state. (b) In adopting rules under this section, the department shall emphasize: (1) safety features; and (2) long-range, maintenance-free factors. (c) Rules adopted under this section: (1) apply to each school district, the officers and employees of a district, and each person employed under contract by a school district; and (2) shall by reference be made a part of any contract that is entered into by a school district in this state for the transportation of schoolchildren on a privately owned school bus.
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