Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 45, November 9, 2024
Section 171b.4 - System use(a)Certification required. A school entity, a system administrator acting on the school entity-s behalf or a contracted company that provides pupil transportation must only use a system certified by the Department.(b)Installation, testing, operation and repair. A system must be installed, tested, operated and repaired in accordance with the manufacturer-s or vendor-s specifications.(c)Record of inspection and compliance. A school entity, a system administrator acting on the school entity-s behalf or a contracted company that provides pupil transportation must routinely, and no less than semi-annually, inspect its system to ensure the system is operating in accordance with manufacturer or vendor specifications. The school entity, system administrator acting on the school entity-s behalf or contracted company that provides pupil transportation must make a written record of each inspection and log any remedial measures taken for the system to comply with the manufacturer-s or vendor-s specifications.(d)Required documentation. A school entity, a system administrator acting on the school entity-s behalf or a contracted company that provides pupil transportation must retain its records of inspection and compliance with the manufacturer-s or vendor-s specifications for a period of no less than 1 year from final disposition of an alleged violation of 75 Pa.C.S. § 3345.1(a). Records of inspection and compliance shall constitute written documentation that the system is operating correctly as required by 75 Pa.C.S. § 3345.1(d). (e)Use of recorded images. A school entity, a system administrator acting on the school entity-s behalf or a contracted company that provides pupil transportation must ensure that recorded images of alleged violations of 75 Pa.C.S. § 3345.1(a) are only used per the limitations of 75 Pa.C.S. § 3345.1(e)(1), except that a school entity, a system administrator acting on the school entity-s behalf or a contracted company that provides pupil transportation may disclose the recorded images when required to comply with a court order issued under 75 Pa.C.S. § 3345.1(e)(1)(iii).(f)Destruction of recorded images. A school entity, a system administrator acting on the school entity-s behalf or a contracted company that provides pupil transportation must destroy recorded images of an alleged violation of 75 Pa.C.S. § 3345.1(a) within 1 year of final disposition of the recorded event. Final disposition shall mean the following: (1) When the recorded images are not included on a certificate under 75 Pa.C.S. § 3345.1(d), the date of the alleged violation of 75 Pa.C.S. § 3345.1(a).(2) When the recorded images are included on a certificate under 75 Pa.C.S. § 3345.1(d), 3 years after the alleged violation of 75 Pa.C.S. § 3345.1(a).Adopted by Pennsylvania Bulletin, Vol 54, No. 07. February 17, 2024, effective 2/17/2024