§ 162-1822. School bus age requirements.

(a)

Any used school bus purchased for use in the city by or for a school system shall meet current state legal requirements for motor vehicles and shall meet state specifications for school buses that were in effect on the date the vehicle was manufactured. No vehicle with rated capacity of more than ten passengers shall be classified as a school bus and thereby used to transport students to and from school and school-related activities unless said vehicle originally was manufactured and certified as a school bus and maintained the certification as a school bus all in accordance with federal and state requirements throughout the life of the vehicle.

(b)

All replacement school buses used on daily routes, at the time they are acquired by the owner, shall be no more than ten model years old for all owners/operators and school districts. The number of years shall be determined from the date of the model year.

(c)

Any school bus used as an activity or backup bus, at the time it is acquired by the owner and placed in service, shall be no more than 15 model years old. The number of years shall be determined from the date of the model year.

(d)

Any school bus used as an activity or backup bus that is older than 15 model years shall not be used more than 60 consecutive school days in a school year.

(e)

School buses shall not exceed the age of 25 model years.

(f)

For purposes of this section, the vehicle's age shall be determined based on the vehicle's model year, such that a vehicle with a model year of 2000 shall have a vehicle age of one year as of January 1, 2001.

(M.C.S., Ord. 27992, § 2, 2-7-19)