1. "Bus" means a motor vehicle used to transport persons and designed to accommodate more than 10 passengers, including the operator.
  2. "Passenger car" means a motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, used to transport persons and designed to accommodate 10 or fewer passengers, including the operator.
  3. "Passenger van" means a motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle or passenger car, used to transport persons and designed to transport 15 or fewer passengers, including the driver.
  4. "School activity bus" means a bus designed to accommodate more than 15 passengers, including the operator, that is owned, operated, rented, or leased by a district and is used to transport public school students on a school-related activity trip, other than on routes to and from school. The term does not include a chartered bus, a bus operated by a mass transit authority, a school bus, or a multifunction school activity bus.
  5. "School bus" means a motor vehicle that was manufactured in compliance with the federal motor vehicle safety standards for school buses in effect on the date of manufacture and that is used to transport preprimary, primary, or secondary students on a route to and from school or on a school-related activity trip other than on routes to and from school. The term does not include a school-chartered bus or a bus operated by a mass transit authority.
  6. "Motor bus" means a vehicle designed to transport more than 15 passengers, including the driver.
  1. In the district;
  2. Outside the district, if the district enters into an interlocal contract as provided by Government Code Chapter 791; or
  3. Outside the district if students enrolled in the district reside outside the district and the district:
    1. Has an active policy adopted by the board that prohibits screening transfer students who reside outside the district based on the student's academic performance, disciplinary history, or attendance record, regardless of any relevant district or innovation plan adopted by the board or authorization to screen transfer students under any other authority; and
    2. Certifies that the district has:
      1. An overall performance rating of C or higher under Education Code 39.054 for the preceding school year or the most recent school year in which a performance rating was assigned;
      2. An overall accountability score of 70 or higher for the preceding school year or the most recent school year in which a performance rating was assigned as calculated by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) for purposes of determining the district's overall performance rating under Education Code 39.054; and
      3. The same or better overall performance rating under Education Code 39.054 for the preceding school year or the most recent school year in which a performance rating was assigned as the district from which the district will transport students under these provisions.
  1. Explains the specific hazardous traffic conditions or areas presenting high risk for violence that apply to the district and exist within two miles of its campuses; and
  2. If a district elects to implement community walking transportation programs or innovative school safety projects, requires such district-supported community walking transportation programs or innovative school safety projects to:
    1. Utilize trained adults with current background checks to either walk students to their home or school or to stand guard along safe routes; and
    2. Provide financial reports to the district each semester.
  1. The door of the school bus is open; or
  2. The number of passengers on the bus is greater than the manufacturer's design capacity for the bus.
  1. Standing in the bus; or
  2. Sitting on the floor of the bus or in any location that is not designed as a seat.
  1. A child-care facility as defined by Human Resources Code 42.002 below; or
  2. The residence of a grandparent of the child.
  1. If the child continues to live in the area served by the district in which the school of origin is located, the district of origin will provide the child's transportation to and from the school of origin.
  2. If the child's living arrangements in the area served by the district of origin terminate and the child, though continuing his or her education in the school of origin, begins living in an area served by another district, the district of origin and the district in which the child is living shall agree upon a method to apportion the responsibility and costs for providing the child with transportation to and from the school of origin. If the districts are unable to agree, the responsibility and costs shall be shared equally.
  1. Ensure that children in foster care needing transportation to the school of origin will promptly receive transportation in a cost-effective manner and in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 675(4)(A); and
  2. Ensure that, if there are additional costs incurred in providing transportation to maintain children in foster care in their schools of origin, the district will provide transportation to the school of origin if:
    1. The local child welfare agency agrees to reimburse the district for the cost of such transportation;
    2. The district agrees to pay the cost of transportation; or
    3. The district and the local welfare agency agree to share the cost of such transportation.
  1. Only school buses or motor buses may be used to transport 15 or more students; and
  2. Passenger cars or passenger vans may be used to transport fewer than 15 students.
  1. Requires its school bus drivers to have the qualifications required by and to be certified in accordance with standards established by the Department of Public Safety; and
  2. Uses only those school buses or mass transit authority buses in transporting 15 or more students that meet or exceed safety standards for school buses established under Education Code 34.002.
  1. A program to inform the public that public school students will be riding on the authority's or company's buses;
  2. A program to educate drivers of the buses to be used under the contract of the special needs and problems of public school students riding on the buses; and
  3. A program to educate public school students on bus riding safety and any special considerations arising from the use of the authority's or company's buses.

GOLIAD ISD

CNA(LEGAL)-P

UPDATE 122

DATE ISSUED: 11/19/2023

Adopted: Date not found

Hazardous Traffic Conditions and High‑Risk Areas

If the District applies for the additional transportation allotment provided by the state for students who live within two miles of a school campus, the Board shall adopt a resolution to identify hazardous traffic conditions or areas presenting a high risk of violence within two miles of the school campus. The resolution shall include the specific hazardous or high-risk areas in which transportation shall be provided, and the District shall publish the locations of these routes. The Board shall adopt a revised resolution when necessary to accurately reflect changes to the conditions or areas.

GOLIAD ISD

CNA(LOCAL)-A

UPDATE 109

DATE ISSUED: 11/3/2017