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

• School Bus Certified Models List 18-19

Certified Retarders (Secondary Braking Systems) 

• Certified secondary Braking Systems (Updated 8/23/2016) 

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

• Permanent Rules – Effective January 1, 2018 

Commercial Driver Manual 

• Colorado Commercial Driver Manual 2019

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)

• CDE Guidance
• Foster Care Implementation Toolkit 

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
  • Resources
• 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

• 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

• Safe Routes

Rules Governing Authorized Service Vehicles on Public Streets, Highways, and Roadways 2 CCR 601-20

• Service Vehicles

Special Education

• 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