Transportation Services

1. Pupil Transportation Guide (DOE)
   • M.G.L. Chapter 71, sec 68 "the distance between a child's residence and the school he is entitled to attend exceeds two miles and the nearest school bus stop is more than one mile from such residence and the school committee declines to furnish transportation, the department, upon appeal of the parent or guardian of the child, may require the town to furnish transportation for children in grades kindergarten through six for a part or for all of the distance between such residence and the school."
   • Measurable Distances
   • Massachusetts Laws for School Buses
   • Special Education Transportation
     • Massachusetts Special Education Regulations: 603cmr 28.05(5),(8), ()
     Guide to School Pupil Transport Vehicles (7D)
   • Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
   • Service Dogs
   • Homeless Students
   • Fee Based Busing
   • Medical Information regarding students
   • OTHER TOPIC SPECIFIC REPORTS
     
2. Massachusetts General Laws Governing Student Transportation
• Chapter 71, Section 6, Education in Out-of-Town High Schools
• Chapter 71, Section 37H, Publication of School Committee Rules and Regulations Relative to the Conduct of Teachers and Students
• Chapter 71, Section 47, Athletic Programs; School Organizations; Regulations 1
• Chapter 71, Section 48A, School safety patrols; functions, limitations; liability
• Chapter 71, Section 68. Duty of Towns to Maintain Schools; Pupil Transportation; School Building Committee Representation
• Chapter 71, Section 71A, Safety Stations on Highways
• Chapter 71B, Section 8. Transportation
• Chapter 74, Section 8A, Transportation of Students (No MGL citation available)
• Chapter 76, Section 1. Regulation of School Attendance; Private School Transportation
• Chapter 76, Section 14, Island Children
  
3. National Highway & Safety Administration
   • Back to Safely and much more
   • School Bus Safety Program
     
4. Transportation School Bus Safety
   
5. School Bus Vehicle Requirements
• SAFETEA-LU: National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act to prohibit schools systems from purchasing new 15-passenger vans to be used for student transportation.
• The Number of Persons That Can Safely Sit on a School Bus Seat National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
  
6. Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles:
   • School Pupil Transport (8 or fewer passengers) If you transport school-aged children, you may need a separate license or special endorsement.
     • 7 D License Requirements (form)
     • School Bus License Brochure
     • What is a 7 D Vehicle?
     • 7D Vehicle Compliance Training
   • School Bus (9 or more passengers) for information on school bus driver's licenses, contact the Department of Telecommunications and Energy (DTE) at 617-305-3559.
     • School Bus License Brochure
     • Commercial Drivers License Manual (part I)
   Commercial Drivers License Manual (part II)
   • How Do I Get A School Bus Inspected? (click on #28)S
     
7. Contracting School Bus Services
   
8. Environmental Protection Agency (grants and other information)
   • What You Should Know About Diesel Exhaust and School Bus Idling
   • Anti-Idling
     
9. Professional Development and Other Resources

   Professional Associations:

   1. School Transportation Association of Massachusetts
   2. National School Transportation Associations
   3. Massachusetts Association of Pupil Transportation (800-537-6663 x443)
   4. National Association of Pupil Transportation
   5. School Bus Information Council
   6. National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services

   Publications:

   • School Bus Fleet FREE (click here)
   • School Transportation News FREE (click here)
   • PASBO Electronic Resource Center