Alabama School Bus Safety Act

The act governs the transportation of public and nonpublic school students to and from school, defining who is entitled to be carried — chiefly students living beyond a set distance or who would otherwise walk hazardous routes — and setting out how districts arrange that service, when parents may be charged for it, and when charges are relieved for financial hardship. It regulates how transportation is procured and shared, imposing competitive bidding requirements on pupil transportation contracts, allowing bidders to be disqualified or debarred, authorizing districts to combine routes and transport jointly with attendant cost allocation and state aid, and providing a process for resolving disputes. It also sets safety and personnel standards, requiring that information about bus drivers be reported to state and district officials, mandating training for drivers and aides including instruction for transporting students with special needs, providing for certification of district transportation supervisors, and governing suspension or revocation of school bus driving credentials.

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