IC 20-27-6
    Chapter 6. Parents' Supplemental Transportation Contracts

IC 20-27-6-1
Nonpublic school exemption
    Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to a nonpublic school or to anonpublic school bus driver contract executed for a nonpublicschool.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.

IC 20-27-6-2
Authority of parents to provide bus transportation
    Sec. 2. Parents may provide bus transportation for studentsenrolled in a public school who are not provided transportation bythe school corporation.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.

IC 20-27-6-3
Parents joint contract rights
    Sec. 3. (a) The parents of public school students not provided bustransportation by the school corporation may contract jointly with aschool bus driver to provide transportation under a parents'supplemental transportation contract.
    (b) A parents' supplemental transportation contract is subject tothe approval of the governing body of the school corporation wherethe students transported under the contract reside, and a school busoperated under the contract is under the supervision and direction ofthe governing body.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.

IC 20-27-6-4
Parents supplemental transportation contract; contents
    Sec. 4. A parents' supplemental transportation contract mustinclude the following:
        (1) The type of school bus equipment to be furnished by theschool bus driver, including a provision that the contractincorporate by reference any equipment requirementsprescribed by the committee.
        (2) Incorporation by reference of the safety, training, andinspection requirements of the committee and the state.
        (3) The amount of liability and property damage insurancerequired to be furnished by the school bus driver. The amountof insurance must be commensurate with insurance furnished bya school bus driver operating under a transportation contractwith a school corporation.
        (4) Any other relevant information necessary to advise theparties of the terms and conditions of the contract.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.

IC 20-27-6-5 Parents supplemental transportation contract; school bus driverprerequisites
    Sec. 5. Before a school bus driver may enter into a parents'supplemental transportation contract, the school bus driver must meetthe following prerequisites:
        (1) The school bus driver must meet all physical requirementsrequired of school bus drivers by the committee, including therequirements under IC 20-27-8-1.
        (2) The school bus driver must obtain the physical fitnesscertificate required of all school bus drivers by IC 20-27-8-4.
        (3) The school bus driver must have a valid public passengerchauffeur's license issued by the bureau of motor vehicles.
        (4) The school bus driver must meet any additionalrequirements required by the contracting parents.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.

IC 20-27-6-6
Parents supplemental transportation contract; substitute driverrequirements
    Sec. 6. A substitute school bus driver may not operate a schoolbus unless the substitute school bus driver meets the standardsrequired by IC 20-27-8-1 or any other committee requirements forsubstitute school bus drivers.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.

IC 20-27-6-7
Parents supplemental transportation contract; use of school buses
    Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (d), a schoolbus operating under a parents' supplemental transportation contractmay only be used for the following purposes:
        (1) Transportation of eligible students to and from school.
        (2) Transportation of eligible students and necessary adultchaperones to and from an activity that is sponsored, controlled,supervised, or participated in by the governing body of theschool corporation.
        (3) Transportation of students to and from a:
            (A) youth baseball activity;
            (B) 4-H club activity;
            (C) junior achievement activity;
            (D) Boy Scout activity;
            (E) Girl Scout activity;
            (F) Campfire activity; or
            (G) recreational activity approved or sponsored by a politicalsubdivision.
    (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), the following conditionsapply to a school bus operating under a parents' supplementaltransportation contract that is used for a purpose described insubsection (a):
        (1) Students may not be accompanied by more than four (4)adult sponsors or chaperones per school bus.        (2) Transportation must originate from a point within thegeographical limits of the school district served by the affectedschool bus driver.
        (3) The group to be transported shall be residents of the affectedschool district.
        (4) Transportation may not exceed one hundred (100) highwaymiles from point of origin.
    (c) Subsection (b) does not apply if transportation can befurnished by a common carrier of passengers that operates under thejurisdiction of the department of state revenue. If transportation isfurnished by a common carrier of passengers that operates under thejurisdiction of the department of state revenue, IC 20-27-9-3(b)applies.
    (d) A school bus operating under a parents' supplementaltransportation contract may be used for the following purposes:
        (1) Travel to and from a garage or repair area for maintenanceor repair.
        (2) Transportation requested by a governmental authorityduring a local, state, or national emergency.
        (3) Transportation of an agricultural worker engaged incultivating, producing, or harvesting crops under IC 20-27-9-10.
        (4) Travel to a school bus driver's residence or parking facilityfollowing an authorized use described in this section.
        (5) Transportation of a senior citizen under IC 20-27-9-2.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.

IC 20-27-6-8
Violation
    Sec. 8. A person who knowingly, intentionally, or recklesslyviolates this chapter commits a Class C misdemeanor.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.231-2005,SEC.37.