CHAPTER 2. DEFINITIONS
IC 20-27-2
Chapter 2. Definitions
IC 20-27-2-1
Application
Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout thisarticle.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
IC 20-27-2-2
"Committee"
Sec. 2. "Committee" refers to the state school bus committeeestablished by IC 20-27-3-1.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
IC 20-27-2-3
"Common carrier contract"
Sec. 3. "Common carrier contract" means a contract for thetransportation of students between a school corporation and a regularroute common carrier of passengers that operates under thejurisdiction of the department of state revenue.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
IC 20-27-2-4
"Employment contract"
Sec. 4. "Employment contract" means a contract:
(1) between:
(A) a school corporation that owns all necessary school busequipment; and
(B) a school bus driver; and
(2) that provides that the school bus driver is employed in thesame manner as other noninstructional personnel are employedby the school corporation.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
IC 20-27-2-5
"Fleet contract"
Sec. 5. "Fleet contract" means a contract between a schoolcorporation and a fleet contractor in which the contractor promisesto provide two (2) or more school buses and school bus drivers forstudent transportation.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
IC 20-27-2-6
"Fleet contractor"
Sec. 6. "Fleet contractor" means a person who contracts with aschool corporation to provide two (2) or more school buses andschool bus drivers for student transportation.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
IC 20-27-2-7
"Parents supplemental transportation contract"
Sec. 7. "Parents supplemental transportation contract" means acontract between parents of students enrolled in a public school anda school bus driver in which the school bus driver promises toprovide a school bus and driving services.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
IC 20-27-2-8
"School bus"
Sec. 8. "School bus" means a motor vehicle, other than a specialpurpose bus, that is:
(1) designed and constructed for the accommodation of morethan ten (10) passengers; and
(2) used for the transportation of Indiana students.
The term includes the chassis or the body, or both.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
IC 20-27-2-9
"School bus driver"
Sec. 9. "School bus driver" means an individual charged with theresponsibility of operating a school bus.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
IC 20-27-2-10
"Special purpose bus"
Sec. 10. "Special purpose bus" means a motor vehicle:
(1) that is designed and constructed for the accommodation ofmore than ten (10) passengers;
(2) that:
(A) meets the federal school bus safety requirements under49 U.S.C. 30125 except the:
(i) stop signal arm required under federal motor vehiclesafety standard (FMVSS) no. 131; and
(ii) flashing lamps required under federal motor vehiclesafety standard (FMVSS) no. 108;
(B) when owned by a school corporation and used totransport students, complies with the Federal Motor CarrierSafety Regulations as prescribed by the United StatesDepartment of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier SafetyAdministration as set forth in 49 CFR Chapter III SubchapterB; or
(C) when owned by a school corporation and used totransport students, is a motor coach type bus with a capacityof at least thirty (30) passengers and a gross vehicle weightrating greater than twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds; and
(3) that is used by a school corporation for transportationpurposes appropriate under IC 20-27-9-5.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
IC 20-27-2-11
"Student"
Sec. 11. "Student" means a child enrolled in a public or nonpublicschool at any grade between kindergarten and grade 12.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.
IC 20-27-2-12
"Transportation contract"
Sec. 12. "Transportation contract" means a contract between aschool corporation and a school bus driver in which the school busdriver promises to provide, in addition to driving services, a schoolbus, school bus chassis, or school bus body.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.