(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.

Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code 547.7015

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005

(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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