Tex. Educ. Code § 34.002

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 34.002 - Safety Standards

(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.

Tex. Educ. Code § 34.002

Amended by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 943,Sec. 3.040, eff. 9/1/2019.

Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 309, Sec. 9.01, eff. 6/18/2003.

Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1438, Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/1997

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. 5/30/1995.