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Guidelines and Regulations
15 Passenger Vans
- NASDPTS updated position paper on "Non-conforming Vans Used for School Transportation"
- National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Special Report
- Prohibition of Sale, Rental or Lease
- Use of non conforming vans for school transportation
- Information on the use of large vans to transport students, April 1998
Certified Bus/Chassis Manufacturers
Certified Retarders (Secondary Braking Systems)
Child Restraint Systems on School Bus
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- https://one.nhtsa.gov/people/injury/buses/busseatbelt/index.html
- Colorado Child Passenger Safety Law
- www.codot.gov/safety/seatbelts-carseats/carseats/colorado-child-passenger-safety-law-1
Colorado Minimum Standards Governing School Transportation Vehicles 1 CCR 301-25
- Vehicles manufactured 2015 - Present Effective April 30, 2015
- Vehicles manufactured 2007 - 2015 Effective September 1, 2007
- Vehicles manufactured 1999 - 2007 Effective February 1, 1999
- Vehicles manufactured 1993 - 1999 Effective October 1, 1993
Colorado Operations, Maintenance and Annual Inspection Rules for School Transportation Vehicles 1 CCR 301-26
Commercial Driver Manual
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
Guidelines
- Lap Belts on School Buses
- Pre-K Transportation
- National Congress for School Transportation
- Employer's Resources and Downloads - Drug and Alcohol Testing
Mountain Driving
- CDOT Terrain Map
- Chain Law
- Secondary Braking Systems (Retarders)
- 42-4-1901
- Clarification pertaining to 42-4-1901
Qualification Files
- Qualification Files - Documentation Required
- School Bus/Multifunction/Motor Coach (CDL)
- Type A/Multifunction/Small Vehicle Route (Non-CDL)
- Type A/Multifunction/Small Vehicle Activity (Non-CDL)
- Paraprofessional
- Annual Inspector
Record Retention
- Record Retention Guidelines as per the Office of State Archives
- Drug and Alcohol Record Retention as per U.S.Department of Transportation
Registered Used Bus Dealers
Regulatory
- CDE Transportation Regulations
- Colorado Revised Statutes
- School District Transportation Authority
- Model Traffic Code for Colorado
- Colorado Commercial Driver Manual 2019
Rules Concerning the Implementation of the Safe Routes to School Program 2 CCR 601-19
Rules Governing Authorized Service Vehicles on Public Streets, Highways, and Roadways 2 CCR 601-20
Special Education
- 2019 Colorado Student Transportation Disabilities Manual
- IEP Procedural Guide
- Information Report - Sharing Student Health and Medical Information with School Transporters - Peggy A. Burns, Esq.
- OSEP Letter to Special Ed Directors
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