Despite the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) continued position that “the school bus is the safest vehicle on the road”, in 2019 the school bus industry has been the focus of increased attention from lawmakers and regulators. Following is a brief discussion of the evolving state and federal laws from the past year that matter most to Pennsylvania’s school bus contractors.
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1/20/2020| Reference Number : 110.2| Legal,
Human Resources,
School Bus,
Legislative/Regulatory | Pennsylvania,
DOL,
U.S. Department of Labor,
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration,
Drug and Alcohol,
FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse,
Hours of Service,
Criminal Record,
Flexible Instruction Days,
Clean Slate Law |
On July 2, 2019, Governor Tom Wolf, signed SB 440 into law allowing Pennsylvania schools to have up to five “flexible instructional days” each year in place of face to face classroom time. This means that the number of days that require transportation to and from school could be reduced from the currently required 180 days. While
this may be a benefit to school districts, most school bus contracts are based on an anticipated 180 days of revenue. Eliminating five days of transportation could r...
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