PERMANENT RULES
PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Date of Adoption: July 26, 2001.
Purpose: To amend the definition of a small school bus vehicle, as well as make our rules consistent with the National School Transportation Specifications and Procedures Manual adopted in May 2000.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 392-142-155.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28A.150.290.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 01-13-059 on June 15, 2001.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making:
New 0,
Amended 0,
Repealed 0;
Pilot Rule Making:
New 0,
Amended 0,
Repealed 0;
or Other Alternative Rule Making:
New 0,
Amended 1,
Repealed 0.
Effective Date of Rule:
Thirty-one days after filing.
July 30, 2001
Dr. Terry Bergeson
Superintendent of
Public Instruction
OTS-4858.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 97-02, filed 8/14/97,
effective 9/15/97)
WAC 392-142-155
Definition -- School bus categories for those
buses purchased after September 1, 1982.
As used in this
chapter, "school bus categories for those buses purchased after
September 1, 1982," means the following:
| Student Capacity |
Fuel Type | Transmission Type | Useful
Life |
Bus Type | |||
| (1) | 10 to 24 | Gas | 8 | (( |
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| (2) | 10 to 24 | Diesel | Automatic | 8 | (( |
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| (3) | 10 to 34 | Gas | Automatic | 8 | (( |
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| (4) | 10 to 34 | Diesel | Automatic | 8 | (( |
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| (5) | 10 to 34 | Gas | Automatic | 8 | B | ||
| (6) | 10 to 34 | Diesel | Automatic | 8 | B | ||
| (7) | 35 to 48 | Diesel | Automatic | 13 | C | ||
| (8) | 35 to 48 | Diesel | Automatic | 13 | D | ||
| (9) | 49 to 60 | Diesel | Automatic | 13 | C | ||
| (10) | 49 to 60 | Diesel | Automatic | 13 | D | ||
| (11) | 61 to 77 | Diesel | Automatic | 13 | C | ||
| (12) | 61 to 84 | Diesel | Automatic | 13 | D | ||
| (13) | Heavy 78 to 84 |
Diesel | Automatic | 18 | D | ||
| (14) | Heavy 85 to 90 |
Diesel | Automatic | 18 | D | ||
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.150.290. 97-17-042 (Order 97-02), 392-142-155, filed 8/14/97, effective 9/15/97. Statutory Authority: 1996 c 283. 96-16-011 (Order 96-10), 392-142-155, filed 7/25/96, effective 8/25/96. Statutory Authority: 1995 1st sp.s. c 10, RCW 28A.150.290 and chapter 28A.160 RCW as amended in ESSB 5408, section 1(6). 95-17-011, 392-142-155, filed 8/4/95, effective 9/4/95. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.41.170 and 28A.41.540. 91-23-071 (Order 25), 392-142-155, filed 11/19/91, effective 12/20/91; 90-02-077 (Order 21), 392-142-155, filed 1/2/90, effective 2/2/90.]