(1) The State Board of Education shall adopt and enforce such reasonable standards relating to school bus and school activity vehicle construction and school bus and school activity vehicle equipment as the board deems necessary for safe and economical operation, except that the board may not authorize the use of school buses manufactured before April 1, 1977.

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 820.100

  • 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.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

(2) The governing board of a public university listed in ORS § 352.002 may adopt and enforce separate standards of the type described under this section for school buses and school activity vehicles that are under the governing board’s jurisdiction, except that the governing board may not authorize the use of school buses manufactured before April 1, 1977.

(3) The State Board of Education shall adopt and enforce standards for school bus stop arms authorized by ORS § 820.105.

(4) Standards adopted under this section:

(a) Must be consistent with requirements established by statute or by rule adopted under statutory authority that relate to the same subject.

(b) Shall be consistent with minimum uniform national standards, if such standards exist.

(c) May include different requirements for different classes or types of school buses or school activity vehicles.

(d) May include any exemptions determined appropriate under ORS § 820.150. [1983 c.338 § 747; 1985 c.16 § 358; 1985 c.420 § 12; 1987 c.654 § 6; 1989 c.491 § 71; 2007 c.632 § 1; 2013 c.768 § 150; 2015 c.767 § 211]

 

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