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. Also, the School Bus Specifications Manual for Washington State will be revised to reflect these amendments and other changes.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 392-143-010.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 46.61.380.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 01-13-058 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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 1,
Repealed 0;
Pilot Rule Making:
New 0,
Amended 0,
Repealed 0;
or Other Alternative Rule Making:
New 0,
Amended 0,
Repealed 0.
Effective Date of Rule:
Thirty-one days after filing.
July 30, 2001
Dr. Terry Bergeson
Superintendent of
Public Instruction
OTS-4859.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 96-11, filed 7/25/96,
effective 8/25/96)
WAC 392-143-010
Definitions.
As used in this chapter and
subject to the "school bus specifications," as now or hereafter
established by the superintendent of public instruction, the
term:
(1) "School bus" shall mean every vehicle with a seating capacity of more than ten persons including the driver regularly used to transport students to and from school or in connection with school activities.
(2) A Type "A" school bus shall mean a conversion or body
constructed upon a van-type or cutaway front-section vehicle with
a left side driver's door designed for carrying more than ten
persons. This definition shall include: Type ((A-I, with a
gross vehicle weight rating over 10,000 pounds; and Type A-II,
with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds and under))
A-1, with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds and
under; and Type A-2 with a gross vehicle weight rating over
10,000 pounds.
(3) A Type "B" school bus shall mean a conversion or body constructed and installed upon a van or front-section vehicle chassis, or stripped chassis, with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds, designed for carrying more than ten persons. Part of the engine is beneath and/or behind the windshield and beside the driver's seat, and the entrance door is behind the front wheels.
(4) A Type "C" school bus shall mean a body installed upon a flat back cowl chassis with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds, designed for carrying more than ten persons. All of the engine is in front of the windshield and the entrance door is behind the front wheels. A Type "C" school bus shall also mean a body installed on a stripped chassis with a vehicle weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds, designed for carrying 35/36 passengers or more, and where part of the engine is beneath and/or behind the windshield and beside the driver's seat and the entrance door is behind the front wheels.
(5) A Type "D" school bus shall mean a body installed upon a chassis, with the engine mounted in the front, midship, or rear, with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds, designed for carrying more than ten persons. The engine may be behind the windshield and beside the driver's seat, at the rear of the bus behind the rear wheels, or midship between the front and rear axles. The entrance door is ahead of the front wheels.
(6) A school bus designed to transport students with special needs shall mean any Type A, B, C, or D school bus as defined in this section which has been modified to transport students with special needs.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 46.61.380. 96-16-012 (Order 96-11), § 392-143-010, filed 7/25/96, effective 8/25/96; 84-20-081 (Order 84-39), § 392-143-010, filed 10/2/84; 83-21-025 (Order 83-13), § 392-143-010, filed 10/10/83; 79-12-005 (Order 9-79), § 392-143-010, filed 11/9/79; Order 8-77, § 392-143-010, filed 10/11/77, effective 11/11/77; Order 19-76, § 392-143-010, filed 12/31/76; Order 7-75, § 392-143-010, filed 12/22/75. Formerly WAC 392-21-110.]