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Guidelines and Regulations
15 Passenger Vans
- NASDPTS updated position paper on "Non-conforming Vans Used for School Transportation" (PDF)
- National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Special Report (PDF)
- Prohibition of Sale, Rental or Lease (PDF)
- Use of non conforming vans for school transportation (DOC)
- Information on the use of large vans to transport students, April 1998 (PDF)
Certified Bus/Chassis Manufacturers
Certified Retarders (Secondary Braking Systems)
Child Restraint Systems on School Bus
Colorado Minimum Standards Governing School Transportation Vehicles 1 CCR 301-25
- Vehicles manufactured 2015 - Present (PDF) (Effective April 30, 2015)
- Vehicles manufactured 2007 - 2015 (PDF) (Effective September 1, 2007)
- Vehicles manufactured 1999 - 2007 (PDF) (Effective February 1, 1999)
- Vehicles manufactured 1993 - 1999 (PDF) (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 (PDF)
- Pre-K Transportation
- National Congress for School Transportation
- Employer's Resources and Downloads - Drug and Alcohol Testing
Mountain Driving
Qualification Files
- Qualification Files - Documentation Required (PDF)
- 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 (PDF) as per the Office of State Archives
- Drug and Alcohol Record Retention (DOC) as per U.S.Department of Transportation
Registered Used Bus Dealers
Regulatory
- CDE Transportation Regulations
- Colorado Revised Statutes (PDF)
- School District Transportation Authority (PDF)
- Model Traffic Code for Colorado (PDF)
- Colorado Commercial Driver Manual 2019 (PDF)
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