| (ii) | designed and used for the transportation of persons for compensation. See Utah Code 41-6a-102Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.Department: means the Department of Public Safety. See Utah Code 41-6a-102School bus: means a motor vehicle that:| (i) | complies with the color and identification requirements of the most recent edition of "Minimum Standards for School Buses"; and |
| (ii) | is used to transport school children to or from school or school activities. See Utah Code 41-6a-102State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5Traffic-control device: means a sign, signal, marking, or device not inconsistent with this chapter placed or erected by a highway authority for the purpose of regulating, warning, or guiding traffic. See Utah Code 41-6a-102 |
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A local school board or charter school governing board that sells advertising space on the exterior of a school bus shall adopt guidelines for the type of advertising that will be permitted. |
| (b) |
Advertising on a school bus:
| (i) |
shall be age appropriate; |
| (ii) |
shall be consistent with the instructional requirements of Section 53G-10-402; |
| (iii) |
may not contain:
| (A) |
promotion of any substance or activity that is illegal for minors, such as alcohol, tobacco, drugs, or gambling; |
| (B) |
promotion of any political party, candidate, or issue; or |
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| (iv) |
may not resemble a traffic-control device as defined in Section 41-6a-102. |
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| (3) |
| (a) |
The Department of Transportation shall make and enforce rules pursuant to Section 41-6a-1304 governing the placement and size of an advertisement on a school bus. |
| (b) |
Rules made under Subsection (3)(a) shall:
| (i) |
prohibit the placement of an advertisement on the back or the front of a school bus; and |
| (ii) |
limit the size of an advertisement to no more than 35% of the area of the side of a school bus. |
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| (4) |
| (a) |
A school bus advertisement shall be painted or affixed by decal on a school bus in a manner that complies with rules adopted under Subsection (3). |
| (b) |
A commercial advertiser that contracts with a school district for the use of space for an advertisement shall pay:
| (i) |
the cost of placing the advertisement on a school bus; and |
| (ii) |
for the removal of the advertisement after the term of the contract has expired. |
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| (5) |
A school district or charter school shall use revenue from the sale of advertising space on a school bus for expenditures made within accounting function classification 2700, School Transportation Services, of the Financial Accounting for Local and State School Systems guidelines developed by the National Center for Education Statistics. |
Amended by Chapter 415, 2018 General Session
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