3301-83-22 Vehicle maintenance.

School buses and other vehicles used to transport school children shall be maintained in safe operating condition through a systematic preventative maintenance program.

All school buses being used for pupil transportation must be presented to the Ohio department of public safety for inspection, and shall not be operated with students on board without a current inspection sticker signifying that they have passed such inspection.

The Ohio state highway patrol shall be notified within forty-eight hours of any school buses involved in motor vehicle accidents.

Effective: 10/31/2019
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 2/6/2019 and 10/31/2024
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4511.76, 3301.07
Rule Amplifies: 4511.76
Prior Effective Dates: 07/01/1991, 10/05/1998, 10/01/2004, 07/25/2013