Section 14.65 - Reporting(a) It shall be the responsibility of the school district to provide the School Bus Transportation Program at the department written notification of: (1) the number of buses displaying exterior advertising or another paid announcement operated by or for the school district; and(2) any crash directly or indirectly involving a bus operated by or for the school district which bears advertising or another paid announcement on the exterior of the vehicle. (A) A bus directly involved in a crash is a motor vehicle crash in which a bus, with or without a pupil on board, is involved as a contact vehicle.(B) A bus indirectly involved in a crash is a motor vehicle crash in which a bus, with or without a pupil on board, is involved as a non-contact vehicle. Some examples of a school bus as a non-contact vehicle indirectly involved in a crash include: (i) a crash involving a motor vehicle passing a school bus which is stopped with its red lights flashing; or(ii) a crash in which a child approaching or leaving a school bus, stopped with its red lights flashing, is struck; or(iii) a crash involving a motor vehicle lawfully stopped for a school bus which is stopped with its red lights flashing.(b) Notice shall be received by the department on or before September 1 of each year reporting the number of buses bearing advertising or another paid announcement on the exterior of the vehicle. Only school districts involved in an advertising program are required to report.(c) Notice shall be received by the department not more than five days from the date of the crash. Notice shall include the following: (1) the name and address of the owner of the bus;(2) the name and driver license number of the school bus driver;(3) the date of the crash;(4) the city or county where the crash occurred; and(5) the investigating police agency.(d) Notice shall be delivered by one of the following methods: (1) facsimile at (512) 424-2238;(2) electronic mail at sbt@txdps.state.tx.us; or(3) mailed to School Bus Transportation, Texas Department of Public Safety, P.O. Box 4087, Austin, Texas 78773-0525.37 Tex. Admin. Code § 14.65
The provisions of this §14.65 adopted to be effective March 18, 2009, 34 TexReg 1880