Sections
§ 2901 Regulations governing design and operation of school buses; annual … 14
§ 2902 Violation of regulations; compliance clause in contracts; penalty 14
§ 2903 Breach and cancellation of contract 14
§ 2904 Minimum insurance coverage requirements 14
§ 2905 Transportation of students of nonpublic, nonprofit elementary and … 14
§ 2906 Transportation of pupils to special schools 14
§ 2907 Safety requirements for public school buses 14
§ 2908 Renewal of transportation contracts; transfer; letters of commitment 14
§ 2909 Transportation of certain pupils 14
§ 2910 School bus drivers; drug and alcohol testing 14
§ 2911 Safety standards for other vehicles 14

Terms Used In Delaware Code > Title 14 > Chapter 29 - Transportation of Pupils

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Child: means a person who has not reached the age of 18 years. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • United States: includes its territories and possessions and the District of Columbia. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
  • Year: means a calendar year, and is equivalent to the words "year of our Lord. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302