Section 20-27-5-5 - Driver furnishing body or chassis of school bus; transportation contract; benefits; transportation agreement with transportation network company; requirements(a) If a school bus driver is required to furnish the school bus body or the school bus chassis, or both, the governing body of the school corporation may enter into a transportation contract with the school bus driver under IC 5-22.(b) The transportation contract may include a provision allowing the school bus driver to be eligible for the life and health insurance benefits and other fringe benefits available to other school personnel.(c) The governing body of a school corporation may enter into a transportation agreement with a transportation network company (as defined by IC 8-2.1-17-18 ) to transport students of the school corporation if the school corporation conducts an expanded criminal history check and expanded child protection index check as provided under IC 20-26-5-10 of every TNC driver (as defined by IC 8-2.1-17-19 ) who will transport students of the school corporation.Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-2-4.
Amended by P.L. 216-2021,SEC. 18, eff. 7/1/2021.Amended by P.L. 233-2015, SEC. 185, eff. 7/1/2015.As added by P.L. 1-2005, SEC.11.