FIRST REGULAR SESSION
93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE JOHNSON (90).
Pre-filed December 1, 2004 and copies ordered printed.
STEPHEN S. DAVIS, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
To amend chapters 161 and 162, RSMo, by adding thereto three new sections relating to school district transportation.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapters 161 and 162, RSMo, are amended by adding thereto three new sections, to be known as sections 161.096, 162.065, and 162.067, to read as follows:
161.096. The state board of education shall audit each school district's transportation contracts, including bidding procedures and transportation rates, on an annual basis.
162.065. Any school district which provides busing services to its students and any private transportation company which provides busing services to a school district shall do the following:
(1) Consult the Missouri sex offender registration list prior to selecting bus stops; and
(2) Have manifests containing the name, home address, bus stop, and destination of each student that is allowed to use a school bus and provide a copy of such list to each school bus driver so that any person who attempts to board a school bus who is not on the manifest can be denied access to such bus.
162.067. During fall registration, all school districts shall provide, to each student's parent or family, background information on the district's transportation program which shall include the name of the private transportation company the district uses, if any, the results of highway patrol safety inspections on buses that will be used to transport students, and any corporate safety information regarding such buses that is available.