EEAEB ©BUS INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE
EEAEB ©The District and all contractors who provide transportation services to the District shall comply with applicable provisions of the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 and all applicable requirements of the state of Arizona that pertain to vehicle standards, periodic inspection, and maintenance of school buses.
Inspection
A. At least annually:
1. Each school bus registered in this state shall be inspected according to rules adopted pursuant to A.R.S. 28-900.
2. An official certificate of inspection and approval shall be obtained from the Department of Public Safety for each school bus registered in this state.
B. The inspections shall be made and the certificates shall be obtained as prescribed by law and by rules adopted pursuant to A.R.S. 28-900.
C. Inspection of a school bus shall be made when the bus is initially registered in this state. The Superintendent of the School District shall have all school buses that are registered by the District inspected pursuant to A.R.S. 28-984. If a school bus is privately owned, the owner of the school bus shall have the bus inspected pursuant to A.R.S. 28-984.
Maintenance
A school bus owner shall systematically inspect, repair, and maintain, or cause to be systematically inspected, repaired, and maintained, all parts of a school bus chassis and body and any other parts and accessories that may affect safe operation of the school bus, pursuant to Sections R13-13-106, R13-13-107, and R13-13-108 of the Arizona Administrative Code. The school bus owner shall ensure that the maintenance of a school bus and repair of major defects is done by:
A. An Automotive Service Excellence (ASE)-certified technician;
B. An individual working under the supervision of an ASE-certified master school bus technician;
C. An individual with at least one (1) year of participation in a school bus manufacturer-sponsored or commercial vehicle maintenance training program; or
D. An individual with at least one (1) year of experience as a school bus mechanic.
Adopted: November 20, 2005