WSR 98-17-007
PERMANENT RULES
SUPERINTENDENT OF
PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
[Order 98-08--Filed August 7, 1998, 10:57 a.m.]
Date of Adoption: August 5, 1998.
Purpose: The purpose is to amend chapter 392-141 WAC, and add a new section to the chapter. These amendments will allow in some cases, basic education students to ride on school buses previously routed to exclusively transport special needs students. The amendments will allow school districts more flexibility in reporting the transportation service of basic students on a special needs route.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 392-141-146, 392-141-148, 392-141-150, and 392-141-160.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28A.150.290.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 98-14-011 on June 19, 1998.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 1, amended 4, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 1, amended 4, repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
August 5, 1998
Terry Bergeson
Superintendent of
Public Instruction
OTS-2295.2
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 92-03, filed 3/23/92, effective 4/23/92)
WAC 392-141-146 Definition--Basic transportation. As used in this chapter, "basic transportation" means students transported from home to school for their basic education and classified as either basic, transit tripper, in-lieu, private party contract or pass or token transportation. Basic transportation shall include those students who qualify under RCW 28A.155.020 for special services and are capable of protecting his or her own welfare while traveling to or from schools or agencies where special education services are provided and those students who are qualified for gifted, bilingual, and homeless programs that do not require special transportation.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.150.290. 92-08-024 (Order 92-03), § 392-141-146, filed 3/23/92, effective 4/23/92.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 92-12, filed 10/2/92, effective 11/2/92)
WAC 392-141-148 Definition--Special
transportation. As used in this chapter, "special transportation" means
students transported from home to school ((for their gifted, bilingual, or
homeless programs, or)) for special education programs pursuant to chapter
28A.155 RCW and ((chapter 392-141 WAC)) who are either not ambulatory
or capable of protecting his or her own welfare while traveling to or from schools or
agencies where special education services are provided. Also included are students who
require special transportation to special education, gifted, bilingual, or homeless
programs located outside their basic transportation service area or at an alternative
program time.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.150.290. 92-20-063 (Order 92-12), § 392-141-148, filed 10/2/92, effective 11/2/92; 92-08-024 (Order 92-03), § 392-141-148, filed 3/23/92, effective 4/23/92.]
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 92-03, filed 3/23/92, effective 4/23/92)
WAC 392-141-150 Definition--Midday transportation. As used in this chapter, "midday transportation" means a separate route exclusively used for kindergarten and/or basic preschool students, except special education students, that is operated to or from home and between the beginning and end of the regular school day.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.150.290. 92-08-024 (Order 92-03), § 392-141-150, filed 3/23/92, effective 4/23/92. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.41.170. 84-15-025 (Order 84-26), § 392-141-150, filed 7/11/84.]
NEW SECTION
WAC 392-141-152 Definition--Combined transportation route. As used in this chapter, "combined transportation route" means a special transportation route as defined in WAC 392-141-148 on which a student or students, who would otherwise qualify for basic transportation as defined in WAC 392-141-146, are allowed to ride. The number of basic transportation students allowed on a designated combined route shall not exceed thirty percent of the actual number of seating positions on a type A school bus, twenty percent of the actual number of seating positions on a type B school bus, or ten percent of the actual number of seating positions on a type C or D school bus used on the combined route. If the total number of seating positions multiplied by the appropriate percentage results in a fractional number of students, the result shall be rounded to the next highest whole number.
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AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending Order 96-09, filed 7/25/96, effective 8/25/96)
WAC 392-141-160 District reporting and recordkeeping requirements. Annual or supplementary reports shall be submitted by each school district to the superintendent of public instruction prior to the third Monday in October. This report shall reflect to the extent practical the planned pupil transportation program for the entire school year and which is in operation during ridership count week. Reports shall be submitted with a cover letter signed by the chief school district administrator attesting to the completeness of the requirements below and the accuracy of the data contained therein. The superintendent of public instruction shall have the authority to make modifications or adjustments in accordance with the intent of RCW 28A.160.150, 28A.160.160, and 28A.160.170. Each district shall submit the data required on a timely basis as a condition to the continuing receipt of student transportation allocations. These reports shall be maintained for a period of three school years or until audited and include the following but are not limited to:
(1) School bus route logs completed in ink by bus drivers for five consecutive days. These logs shall include state school bus numbers, each bus stop, the number of students boarding the bus at each stop, and destination schools, transfer points, learning centers, or agencies; and
(2) The number of kindergarten through fifth grade students enrolled during ridership count week and living one radius mile or less from their destination school; and
(3) Other operational data and descriptions, as required by the superintendent of public instruction to determine operation allocation requirements for each district; and
(4) An annual school bus mileage report including the beginning and ending year odometer reading, the total miles for each bus for the school year, an estimate of to and from school mileage for the upcoming school year, and miles for extended day routes, field trips, extracurricular, and other contractual uses of school buses; and
(5) Copies of any and all correspondence, publications, news articles, or campaign materials which encourage ridership during count week of the report that is beyond the normal activity experienced during the school year. School districts shall not utilize incentive programs that provide tangible gifts to reward increases in ridership counts.
School districts shall maintain at least a weekly one-day route log containing the school bus driver's name, state bus number, route number, route type, day of the week, beginning and ending odometer readings, destinations, destination times and student counts. These route logs shall be maintained in the school district files for a period of three years or until audited.
[Statutory Authority: 1996 c 279 and RCW 28A.150.290. 96-16-010 (Order 96-09), § 392-141-160, filed 7/25/96, effective 8/25/96. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.150.290. 94-17-058, § 392-141-160, filed 8/12/94, effective 9/12/94; 92-08-024 (Order 92-03), § 392-141-160, filed 3/23/92, effective 4/23/92. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.41.170. 84-15-025 (Order 84-26), § 392-141-160, filed 7/11/84.]