Tex. Education Code § 34.002
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 34.002, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 34.002. SAFETY STANDARDS.
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(a) The Department of Public Safety, with the advice of the Texas Education Agency, shall establish safety standards for school buses used to transport students in accordance with Section 34.003.
(b) Each school district shall meet or exceed the safety standards for school buses established under Subsection (a).
(c) A school district that fails or refuses to meet the safety standards for school buses established under this section is ineligible to share in the transportation allotment under Section 48.151 until the first anniversary of the date the district begins complying with the safety standards.
(b) Each school district shall meet or exceed the safety standards for school buses established under Subsection (a).
(c) A school district that fails or refuses to meet the safety standards for school buses established under this section is ineligible to share in the transportation allotment under Section 48.151 until the first anniversary of the date the district begins complying with the safety standards.
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