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10  AN ACT relating to school buses; concerning exemptions from certain
11    requirements; amending K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 8-2009a and repealing the
12    existing section.
13
14  Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
15    Section 1.  K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 8-2009a is hereby amended to read as
16  follows: 8-2009a. (a) Every school bus, as defined in K.S.A. 8-1461, and
17  amendments thereto, shall be governed by the requirements of law and
18  rules and regulations of the state board of education applicable to design,
19  lighting equipment, distinctive markings, special warning devices, and any
20  other equipment which are in effect on the date any such school bus is
21  purchased or otherwise acquired, and shall be exempt from the require-
22  ments of law and rules and regulations which become effective at any
23  time during a period of 12 20 years from the date of manufacture of such
24  school bus, except that:
25    (1)  Any any school bus which was in operation on the effective date
26  of this act July 1, 1994, and exceeds such 12-year 20-year period shall
27  be exempt until July 1, 1998;
28    (2)  any school bus which has been operated for less than 100,000
29  miles and which passes an annual inspection, as provided in subsection
30    (b), shall be exempt for a period of 16 years from the date of manufacture
31  of such school bus; and
32    (3)  any school bus which meets the definition of a spare school bus
33  and which passes an annual inspection as provided in subsection (b), shall
34  be exempt for a period of 16 years from the date of manufacture of such
35  school bus.
36    The state board of education is hereby required to approve any such
37  school bus as to design, and as to lighting equipment, special warning
38  devices, distinctive markings, and any other equipment required by law
39  and rules and regulations, for operation as a school bus during such ex-
40  emption period upon submission of a request for such approval.
41    (b)  In addition to the annual inspection conducted by the Kansas
42  highway patrol, school buses under paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection
43    (a) shall pass an annual inspection conducted by an authorized new ve-
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 1  hicle dealer, as defined in K.S.A. 8-2401, and amendments thereto. The
 2  state board of education shall develop and establish the procedure for and
 3  the items to be included in such inspection. Such items shall include,
 4  inspection of the school bus chassis, fuel tank and braking system.
 5    (b) (c) (b)  The state board of education is authorized to establish the
 6  procedure to be followed when request for approval of any such school
 7  bus is submitted under this section. The approval shall be in writing and
 8  a copy of the written approval shall be carried in the school bus at all
 9  times, but failure to carry such copy of the written approval shall not
10  affect the status of the school bus as an approved school bus. The state
11  board of education shall maintain a list of all such school buses which
12  have been approved by the board.
13    (d)  As used in this section, ``spare school bus'' means any school bus
14  which is not used on a regular basis on any regular route, established
15  under K.S.A. 72-8303, and amendments thereto, and is used only on a
16  temporary basis as a replacement for a regular route school bus.
17    Sec. 2.  K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 8-2009a is hereby repealed.
18    Sec. 3.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
19  publication in the statute book.