(1) The purpose of this section is to protect children from abusive behavior while riding a school bus.
(2) A school district board of directors may create and implement a program to authorize a parent of a child enrolled in the school district to act as a monitor in a school bus.
(3) The Commission for Arkansas Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation shall adopt rules to implement this section.
(4) A parental monitor under this section is a qualified volunteer under the Arkansas Volunteer Immunity Act, § 16-6-101 et seq.