Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-15-109
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Regulations relative to school buses
Official statutory text
A. The State Board of Education in accordance with the Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, 49 C.F.R., Part 571, shall adopt and
enforce regulations not inconsistent with this act to govern the
design and operation of all school buses used for the transportation
of school children when owned and operated by any school district or
privately owned and operated under contract with any school district
in this state, and such regulations shall by reference be made a
part of any such contract with a school district. Every school
district, its officers and employees, and every person employed
under contract by a school district shall be subject to said
regulations.
B. Any officer or employee of any school district who violates
any of said regulations or fails to include obligation to comply
with said regulations in any contract executed by him on behalf of a
school district shall be guilty of misconduct and subject to removal
from office or employment. Any person operating a school bus under
contract with a school district who fails to comply with any of said
regulations shall be guilty of a breach of contract and such
contract shall be canceled after notice and hearing by the
responsible officers of such school district.
Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, 49 C.F.R., Part 571, shall adopt and
enforce regulations not inconsistent with this act to govern the
design and operation of all school buses used for the transportation
of school children when owned and operated by any school district or
privately owned and operated under contract with any school district
in this state, and such regulations shall by reference be made a
part of any such contract with a school district. Every school
district, its officers and employees, and every person employed
under contract by a school district shall be subject to said
regulations.
B. Any officer or employee of any school district who violates
any of said regulations or fails to include obligation to comply
with said regulations in any contract executed by him on behalf of a
school district shall be guilty of misconduct and subject to removal
from office or employment. Any person operating a school bus under
contract with a school district who fails to comply with any of said
regulations shall be guilty of a breach of contract and such
contract shall be canceled after notice and hearing by the
responsible officers of such school district.
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