Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (d), a school bus operating under a parents' supplemental transportation contract may only be used for the following purposes:
(1) Transportation of eligible students to and from school.
(2) Transportation of eligible students and necessary adult chaperones to and from an activity that is sponsored, controlled, supervised, or participated in by the governing body of the school corporation.
(3) Transportation of students to and from a:
(A) youth baseball activity;
(B) 4-H club activity;
(C) junior achievement activity;
(D) Boy Scout activity;
(E) Girl Scout activity;
(F) Campfire activity; or
(G) recreational activity approved or sponsored by a political subdivision.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), the following conditions apply to a school bus operating under a parents' supplemental transportation contract that is used for a purpose described in subsection (a):
(1) Students may not be accompanied by more than four (4) adult sponsors or chaperones per school bus.
(2) Transportation must originate from a point within the geographical limits of the school district served by the affected school bus driver.
(3) The group to be transported shall be residents of the affected school district.
(4) Transportation may not exceed one hundred (100) highway miles from point of origin.
(c) Subsection (b) does not apply if transportation can be furnished by a common carrier of passengers that operates under the jurisdiction of the department of state revenue. If transportation is furnished by a common carrier of passengers that operates under the jurisdiction of the department of state revenue, IC 20-27-9-3(b) applies.
(d) A school bus operating under a parents' supplemental transportation contract may be used for the following purposes:
(1) Travel to and from a garage or repair area for maintenance or repair.
(2) Transportation requested by a governmental authority during a local, state, or national emergency.
(3) Transportation of an agricultural worker engaged in cultivating, producing, or harvesting crops under IC 20-27-9-10.
(4) Travel to a school bus driver's residence or parking facility following an authorized use described in this section.
(5) Transportation of a senior citizen under IC 20-27-9-2.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-2.5-6.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11.