INDEX:
FLORIDA STUDENT TRANSPORTATION
STATUTES AND RULES
Revised June 25, 2015
Note: Index provided for informational purposes only. Index should not be used as a substitute for a comprehensive
review of federal, state, and local statutes, rules and policies that might be applicable in a subject area. Statutes and rules
can be found at www.flrules.org.
Subject
ADA, School District Exemption
ADA, School Transportation Excluded
Accident (Crash) Reporting (also see “Seating Charts”)
Adult Transport
Ag Trucks (agriscience education vehicles; also see
“Vehicles, Acceptable for Use to Transport Students”)
Allergies; Epinephrine, Self-administration (also see
“Medication”)
Alternate Fuels (including hybrid-diesel-electric powerbiodiesel, CNG, LPG)
Anticipated Revenue to Purchase Buses (237 Loan)
APA, Exemption from
Attendance Zone Authority (also see “Transportation
Across District Lines”)
Auditing, DOE required to (also see "Monitoring” and
“Enforcement of Laws/Rules”)
Authority of School Bus Driver; Authority of Principal (for
Transportation)
Behavior of Students-Zero Tolerance-Rule, Victims’
Rights; Dating Violence and Abuse Policy
Belt Cutters
ABC Program (A Business-Community School Program;
parents required to provide transportation)
BFMP Reviews (Best Financial Management Practices
reviews; also known as “Sharpening the Pencil Act”)
Breastfeeding (Teenage Parent Program)
Bus Stop Behavior
Buses Simulating School Buses (also see “School Buses,
Use by Other Organizations”)
Buses, Other Use
Statute (F.S.)/Rule (FAC)
EXAMPLE: 1006.22, F.S., IS FLORIDA STATUTE
6A-3.0171, FAC, IS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION RULE
49 CFR, Parts 37.21 and 37.3
49 CFR, Parts 37.21(a)(1) and 37.27(a)
Rule 6A-3.0171(2)(g)3.p. and 6A3.0171(9)(b)1., FAC
Section 1006.22(7), F.S.
Section 1006.22, F.S.
Section 1002.20(3), F.S.
Rule 6A-3.037, FAC, Sections 206.02,
206.874, and 206.9951-206.998, F.S.
Section 1011.14, F.S.
Section 120.63, F.S.
Section 1001.42(4), F.S.
Section 1008.32, F.S.
Sections 1003.31(1), 1006.09 and 1006.10,
F.S.
Sections 1006.13 and 1006.148, F.S.
Rule 6A-3.0121, FAC; Rule 6A-3.0291,
FAC (Florida School Bus Specifications)
Section 1013.721, F.S.
Section 1008.35, F.S.
Section 383.015, F.S.
Sections 1006.07(2), 1006.09(1)(b), and
1006.10(3), F.S.
Section 316.72, F.S.
Section 1006.21(3)(f), F.S.
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Subject
CDL (Commercial Driver License; residents/nonresidents
license requirements; disqualification)
CTD (Commission for Transportation Disadvantaged): see
“Transportation Disadvantaged Program”
Calendar (School Start Dates)
Cell Phone Use (must be prohibited in district policy); also
see “Distracted Driving”
Charter Schools
Charter Schools School Bus (DMV) Licensing
Child Care Requirements (incl. caregiver ratio,
transportation safety)
Child Safety Seats
Choice Schools; Choice of schools by parents
Code of Conduct (Transportation component required,
student consequences; also see “Discipline of Students”)
Confidentiality (also see “Video Tapes on Buses”)
Control of Property
Criminal Background Checks, Fingerprinting; FDLE to Set
Fees, Report Arrests of Employees; Districts to Report
Employment Status and Changes (also see “Moral
Turpitude, Definition of”)
Crossing Guards
Daycare Transportation
Definitions (Florida School Code)
Diabetes Exemption
Discipline of Students: see “Authority of Bus Driver; Bus
Stop Behavior; Code of Conduct; Throwing Objects From
a Moving Bus; Felonies and Delinquent Acts”
Disposal of Property (Surplusing, etc.)
Distracted Driving, Prohibiting Texting and Cell Phone
Use While Driving
Div. of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Licensing
DJJ (Dept. of Juvenile Justice) Programs
Driver Education, High School
Driver Curriculum Manual
Driver License Points Not Affecting Ins.
Driver Licensing: see "CDL"
Drivers of School Buses (physical exams, training,
licensure, other qualifications)
Statute (F.S.)/Rule (FAC)
EXAMPLE: 1006.22, F.S., IS FLORIDA STATUTE
6A-3.0171, FAC, IS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION RULE
49 CFR, Part 383; Sections 322.01(33),
322.03(3)(a) and (b), 322.031(4), 322.57,
322.61, and 1012.45, F.S.; Chapter 15A-7,
FAC
Section 1001.42(4)(f), F.S.,
Rule 6A-3.0171(2)(e), FAC
Sections 1001.02(q), 1002.33, and 1013.62,
F.S.
Section 320.10(1)(h), F.S.
Section 402.305, F.S.; Chapter 65C-22, FAC
Section 316.613, F.S.
Section 1002.31, F.S.
Section 1006.07(2), F.S.
Section 1002.22(3)(d), F.S.
Section 1001.42(2), F.S.
Sections 1012.32(2), 1012.465, 1012.468,
and 435.04, F.S.; Rule 6B-4.009(6), FAC
Sections 316.1895, 316.75, and 318.21, F.S.
See “Child Care Requirements”
Section 1000.21, F.S.
Section 316.302 (2)(j), F.S.
Chapter 274 and Section 1013.28, F.S.;
Chapter 60A-1, FAC
Rule 6A-3.0171, FAC; Sections 316.305,
316.3025, and 322.27, F.S.; 49 CFR s.
392.80 and 392.82
Sections 320.60 to 320.70, F.S.
Section 1003.52, F.S.
Section 1003.48, F.S.
Rule 6A-3.0141(4)(b), FAC
Section 626.954(1)(d)4, F.S.
Sections 1002.42(14), 1012.45, and 316.615,
F.S.; Chapter 322, F.S.; Rules 6A-3.0141and
6A-3.0151, FAC
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Subject
Drivers, Rights to Continued Employment
Driving History Checks, DHSMV
Driving Violations, CDL Holders Must Report to
Employer within 30 Days
Drug and Alcohol Testing Required (Omnibus
Transportation Employees Testing Act of 1991)
Emergency Response Plans
Emergency Vehicles
Emergency, Use of School Buses in
Enforcement of Laws/Rules (see also “Monitoring”)
Epinephrine Use (see also “Kelsey Ryan Act”)
ESE (exceptional student education) Transportation
Evacuation Drills (of buses, principal’s responsibilities;
also see “Field and Activity Trips”)
Exceptional Students, Definition
Facilities, Education
Felonies and Delinquent Acts, required notice to drivers
Field and Activity Trips, Evacuation Instructions Required
Firearms (also see “Weapons”)
Florida School for Deaf and Blind
Fuel Taxes: see “Taxes, Motor Fuel”
Funding, Transportation, FEFP Formula
Funds for School Buses, Obligation of (237 Loan)
Funds for Student Transportation (also see “Two Mill Tax
Levy”)
Funds, Borrowing (also see "Anticipated Revenue")
Goals, State Education
Graffiti (on vehicles, buildings)
Greenhouse Gas Rulemaking
Hazardous Walking
Head Start Transportation
Headlight Use
Idling Reduction (reduced idling required)
Home Rule
Homeless Child, Definition and School Attendance
Hours of Service Regulations, Districts Exempt from
Index, General (School Buses)
Inspection of Buses (roadside, FHP, FDOT, school district
self-inspection, DOE authority)
Statute (F.S.)/Rule (FAC)
EXAMPLE: 1006.22, F.S., IS FLORIDA STATUTE
6A-3.0171, FAC, IS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION RULE
Section 1012.40, F.S.
Rule 6A-3.0141(6),(7), FAC
49 CFR, Part 383.31
49 CFR, Part 382
Section 1006.07(4), F.S.
Sections 316.072 and 316.126, F.S.
Sections 252.38(1)(d) and 1006.07(4), F.S.
Sections 1001.03 and 1008.32, F.S.
Section 1002.20(3)(i), F.S.
Rules 6A-1.0451 and 6A-3.0121, FAC
Rule 6A-3.0171, FAC
Rule 6A-6.0301, FAC
Chapter 1013, F.S.
Section 985.04(4)(b) and (c), F.S.
Rule 6A-3.0171(2)(g)1.c., FAC
Sections 790.115 and 1006.07(2)(j), F.S.;
Rule 6A-3.0171, FAC
Sections 1002.36, 1011.55, 1011.56, and
1011.57, F.S.
Section 1011.68, F.S.
Section 1011.14, F.S.
Section 1011.68, F.S.
Section 1011.14, F.S.
Section 1000.03, F.S.
Section 1013.22, F.S.
See Heavy-Duty Vehicle Idling Reduction
Sections 1002.20(22), 1006.21(3)(b),
1006.23, and 1011.68(1)(e), F.S.
45 CFR, Part 1310
Section 316.217, F.S.
Rule 62-285.420, F.A.C.
Section 1001.32(2), F.S.
Sections 1003.01(12) and 1003.21(f), F.S.;
also see federal No Child Left Behind Act
49 CFR, Part 390.3
See Florida School Laws
Sections 1006.22(11) and 316.610, F.S.;
Rule 6A-3.0171, FAC; Florida School Bus
Safety Inspection Manual
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Subject
Instructions, Safety, for Parents, Students (districts must
provide)
Insurance, Protection Against Loss; PIP
Intergovernmental Cooperation (for use of school buses)
Inventory (School Bus Inventory)
Kelsey Ryan Act (also see “epinephrine use”)
Lab Schools
Leasing (of School Buses)
Leaving Children Unattended
Loading/Unloading (also see "Pupil Warning Light Use")
Loans to Purchase Buses: see "Anticipated Revenue"
McKay Scholarships for Students with Disabilities
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
Medication, Administering by District Personnel
Mileage Reimbursement Rate
Monitoring, DOE Required to
Motor Vehicle Driving Records (MVRs): see “Driving
History Checks”
Moral Turpitude, Definition of (also see “Criminal
Background Checks”)
Nontransportation Zones (districts may establish)
MyFloridaMarketPlace (state purchasing)
National Uniform Driver Inspection Procedure, Penalty for
Operating Vehicle Not in Compliance with
No Child Left Behind Act (NCLBA)
No Child Left on Bus (interior inspection of bus after each
run)
Non Public (private) Schools
Non Public (private) Schools, Districts Authorized to
Transport Private School Students (and vice versa)
Nonpublic (private) Buses in School Zones
Nonpublic (private) School Bus Requirements
Occupant Restraint Systems (also see “Seat Belts”)
Offenders, Zero Tolerance Crimes (restrictions, parent
responsibilities regarding transportation)
OPPAGA, Best Practices Reviews
Opportunity Scholarships
Statute (F.S.)/Rule (FAC)
EXAMPLE: 1006.22, F.S., IS FLORIDA STATUTE
6A-3.0171, FAC, IS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION RULE
Rule 6A-3.0121, FAC
Sections 1001.42(9)(d), 1006.24, 1006.261,
627.732, 627.733, 627.736, 627.7407,
627.742, F.S.
Sections 163.01(6), 1003.02(1)(e), and
1006.261, F.S.
Rule 6A-3.016(9)(b), FAC
Section 1002.20(3)(i), F.S.
Section 1002.32, F.S.
Section 1011.71(2)(c), F.S.
Section 316.6135, F.S.
Sections 316.172, 318.18(5), 318.19,
322.0261, F.S.; Rule 6A-3.0141(4)(b), FAC;
Basic School Bus Operator Curriculum, Unit
VIII
Section 1002.39, F.S.
See No Child Left Behind Act (Section 721)
Section 1006.062, F.S.; Chapter 64F-6, FAC
Section 112.061, F.S.
Section 1008.32, F.S.
Rule 6B-4.009(6), FAC
Section 1006.22, F.S.
Section 287.057(23), F.S.; Rules 60A-1.030
to 1.032, FAC
Section 316.3025, F.S.
Federal: Public Law 107-110
Rule 6A-3.0171 (2)(g)3.z., FAC
Section 1002.42, F.S.
Section 316.6146, F.S.
Section 316.615 (5), F.S.
Section 316.615, F.S.
Sections 316.6145 and 1006.25(4), F.S.
Section 1006.13(5)(a)-(c), F.S.
Section 1008.35, F.S.
Section 1002.38, F.S.
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Subject
OTETA: see “Drug and Alcohol Testing”
Parental Responsibilities (to and from bus stop, school)
Passing of Stopped School Buses (also see "Stops and
Stopping Procedures")
Physical Examinations, Bus Drivers
Physical Examinations, Technicians Exempt From
(including diabetes restrictions)
Physically Handicapped, Definition
Psychotropic Medication
Pool Purchase Program (also see
“MyFloridaMarketPlace”)
Post-trip Inspection by Bus Operators (for unattended
students)
Pre-K; also see “School Readiness” and “Voluntary Prekindergarten Program (VPK)”
Pre-K Disabled
Private School Buses: see "Nonpublic"
Private Vehicle Transport (including Handicapped or
Isolated)
Public Records, Inspection of
Public Schools, Definition
Pupil Warning Light Use (also see “Stops and Stop
Procedures”)
Purchase, Pool Purchase Program (also see
“MyFloridaMarketplace” and “Purchasing, Emergency”)
Purchasing (by school boards)
Purchasing, Emergency
Purchasing of School Buses, Obligations across Budget
Years
Purchasing of School Buses by Private Schools (from
FDOE bid)
Purchasing Policies
Purchasing Statutes and Rules
Purchasing, Alternative Procedures for
Purchasing, Ceiling Price Requirement (for buses)
Reasonable Walking Distance
Records and Reports (required from district)
Records Retention Rule
Right of Privacy
Statute (F.S.)/Rule (FAC)
EXAMPLE: 1006.22, F.S., IS FLORIDA STATUTE
6A-3.0171, FAC, IS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION RULE
Rule 6A-3.0121(2)(c)(1), FAC
Sections 316.172, 318.18(5), 318.19,
322.0261, 322.27(3)(d), F.S.; Rule 6A3.0171(2)(e)3k, FAC
Section 1012.45, F.S.; Rules 6A-3.0141 and
6A-3.0151, FAC
Title 49 CFR, Part 390.3; Section 316.302,
F.S.
Rule 6A-1.0451, FAC
Section 1006.0625, F.S.
Section 1006.27, F.S.; Rule 6A-1.013, FAC
Rule 6A-3.0171(2)(g)3.z., FAC
Section 411.01, F.S.
Section 1003.21(1)(e), F.S.
Sections 1002.20(22)(c), 1006.22, and
1011.68(5), F.S.
Section 119.07, F.S.
Section 1004.04, F.S.
Section 316.172, F.S.
Sections 1002.42(15) and 1006.27, F.S.
Rule 6A-1.012, FAC
Section 287.057(5)(a), F.S.; Rule 60A-1.046,
FAC
Section 1011.14, F.S.
Section 1002.42(15), F.S.
Rules 6A-1.012 and 6A-1.013, FAC
Chapter 287, F.S.; Chapter 60A-1 and Rule
6A-1.012, FAC
Section 1010.04(4), F.S.
Section 1011.68(4), F.S.; Rule 6A-3.006,
FAC
Rule 6A-3.001(3), FAC
Section 1002.51(12)(b), F.S.
Rule 6A-1.0955, 6A-1.04513,FAC
Section 1002.22(3)(d), F.S.
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Subject
Rights of Students, Parents
Route Duration Limitation (also see “Time on Board”)
Routes, School Bus, Requirements
RR Tracks, Obedience to Traffic Control Devices
RR Tracks, Stopped School Buses at
Rule-Making Authority
Rules-Legislature shall review
Safe Driver Plans Required
Safe Paths to Schools
Safe Schools/Juvenile Justice Act
Safety and Security Best Practices
School Board Responsibility: see "Transported Students"
School Bus Inventory (see also Inventory)
School Buses, Height and Width Exemption
School Buses, Use by Other Organizations
School Crossing Guards: see "Crossing Guards"
School Readiness; also see “Pre-K” and “Voluntary PreKindergarten Program (VPK)”
School Site Traffic Control and Hazards
School Site and Traffic (Loading & Unloading)
School Site, Separation of Traffic (cars and buses)
School Start Dates: see “Calendar”
School Support Personnel; definition of; Trans expenses as
“support expenses”
School Zone Signage Requirements
School Speed Zones, Police to Inspect Periodically
Seat Belts (lap belts) on School Buses, Equipment and
Usage Requirements (also see “Occupant Restraints)
Seat Belt Cutters: see "Belt Cutters"
Seat Belts, Use by Employees, School Bus Driver
Seating Charts (must be prescribed by bus operators)
Sexual Offenders Near Schools, Stops
Sharpening the Pencil Act (Best Financial Management
Practices)
Sidewalk Repairs Required
Smoking prohibited on Buses (Clean Indoor Air Act)
Statute (F.S.)/Rule (FAC)
EXAMPLE: 1006.22, F.S., IS FLORIDA STATUTE
6A-3.0171, FAC, IS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION RULE
Section 1002.22, F.S.
Rule 6A-3.0171(6), FAC
Sections 1006.21 and 1006.22, F.S.; Rules
6A-3.001, 6A-3.0121, and 6A-3.0171, FAC
Section 316.1575, F.S.
Title 49 CFR, Part 392, Subpart B; Section
316.159, F.S.; Rule 6A-3.0171, FAC; Basic
School Bus Operator Curriculum
Sections 1001.02(1) and 1006.21, F.S.
Section 120.545, F.S.
Rule 6A-3.0141, FAC
Section 335.066, F.S.
Sections 1006.07, 1006.08, 1006.09, F.S.
Section 1006.07(6), F.S.
Rule 6A-3.016(9)(b), FAC
Section 316.615(9), F.S.
Section 316.72, F.S.
Section 411.01, F.S.
Section 1013.36(4), F.S.
Rule 6A-2.0010, FAC; State Requirements
for Educational Facilities (SREF), Chapter 5,
Section 5.3
Rule 6A-2.0010, FAC; SREF, Section
5.3(2)(c)3.b.
Section 1010.215, F.S.
Section 316.1895, F.S.
Section 316.1895, F.S.
Sections 316.6145 and 1006.25, F.S.; Rule
6A-3.0291, FAC; Florida School Bus
Specifications
Rules 60B-1.012 and 6A-3.0171, FAC
Rule 6A-3.0171(2)(g)3.d., FAC
Section 947.1405, F.S.
Section 1008.35, F.S.
Section 1013.36(5), F.S.
Section 386.207, F.S.; Rule 6A-3.0171, FAC
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Subject
Specifications for School Buses
Speed Limits for School Buses
Stops for School Buses (also see “Stops and Stopping
Procedures”)
Stops and Stopping Procedures, Sight Distance Required
(also see “Pupil Warning Light Use”)
Strobe Lights, White
Student Transportation Funding
Superintendent or Designee on MPO
Surplus Property, Selling of Buses (also see “Disposal of
Property”)
Survey Dates, Alternative
Tags, Permanent, Motor Vehicle
Tax, Motor Fuel (dyed fuels exemption for school buses)
Tax, Pollutant (motor fuels, oils, batteries, solvent)
Teenage Parent (TAP) Program (also see “Breastfeeding”)
Telephone Procedures, State Government
Texting, Prohibited While Driving (see “Distracted
Driving”)
Throwing Objects From a Moving Bus (civil law)
Time on Board (also see “Route Duration”)
Traffic Hazards (reporting and correction)
Transportation Across District Lines (also see "Attendance
Zone Authority")
Transportation Disadvantaged Program
Transportation, Required; Transported Students, School
Board Responsibility
Trespassing (on school buses and property)
Two Mile Limit: see “Funding”
Two Mill Tax Levy for Bus Replacement
Unattended Children (left in vehicles; also see
“Specifications for School Buses”)
Idling, Unnecessary (in the vicinity of students)
Vans, Prohibition on Sale or Lease; prohibition of use
Vehicles, Acceptable for Use to Transport Students
Statute (F.S.)/Rule (FAC)
EXAMPLE: 1006.22, F.S., IS FLORIDA STATUTE
6A-3.0171, FAC, IS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION RULE
Section 1006.25, F.S.; Rule 6A-3.0291,
FAC; Florida School Bus Specifications
(various years)
Section 316.183(2), F.S.; Rule 6A3.0171(2)(e)3.r., FAC
Section 1006.22(12)(c), F.S.
Sections 316.172, 318.18(5), 318.19, F.S.;
Rule 6A-3.0141(4)(b), FAC; Basic School
Bus Operator Curriculum, Unit VIII
Section 316.2397, F.S.
Section 1011.68, F.S.; Rule 6A-1.0451, FAC
Section 339.179, F.S.
Sections 274.05, 274.06, 1002.33(18)(e),
1013.28, F.S.
Rule 6A-1.0451(2), FAC
Section 320.0655, F.S.
Section 206.874, F.S.
Sections 206.9925 and 206.9935, F.S.
Section 1003.54, F.S.; Rule 6A-6.0525, FAC
Section 110.1082, F.S.
Sections 790.19 and 806.13, F.S.
Rule 6A-3.0171(6), FAC
Section 1013.36(5), F.S.
Section 1001.42(4), F.S.; Rule 6A-3.001,
FAC
Chapter 427 and Section 1006.261, F.S.
Sections 1001.42(10), 1002.20(22), 1003.31,
and 1006.21, F.S.
Sections 810.095, 810.097, and 810.08, F.S.
Sections 200.065(9)(a) and 1011.71(2)(c),
F.S.
Section 316.6135, F.S.
Rule 6A-3.0171(2)(f), FAC
Title 49 CFR, Part 571; United States Code
30112; Safe, Accountable,
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity
Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA–LU),
Public Law 109–59, August 10, 2005.
Section 1006.22, F.S.
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Subject
Victims of Zero Tolerance Crimes (and siblings of victims)
Video Tapes on Buses, Educational Records (also see
“Confidentiality”)
Voluntary Pre-kindergarten (VPK); also see “Pre-K” and
“School Readiness”
Vouchers (also see "Opportunity Scholarships")
Waiver Authority, in Emergencies
Weapons (also see “Firearms”)
Windshield Obstructions
Zero Tolerance for Crime and Victimization
Statute (F.S.)/Rule (FAC)
EXAMPLE: 1006.22, F.S., IS FLORIDA STATUTE
6A-3.0171, FAC, IS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION RULE
Section 1006.13(5)(a)(b)(c), F.S.
Section 1002.22(1)(c), F.S.
Chapter 1002, F.S. (also
http://www.fldoe.org/earlylearning/pdf/vpkstatutes-rules.pdf)
Section 1002.38, F.S.
Section 252.46, F.S.
Sections 790.115, 790.053, 790.06 (1)(2),
1006.07(2)(j), F.S.
Section 316.2952, F.S.
Section 1006.13(5), F.S.
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