206-20 Wyo. Code R. § 20-4
(a) Activity Trip. Travel inside the state of Wyoming for athletic and non-athletic activities sanctioned by the Wyoming High School Activities Association, and/or school sponsored athletic and non-athletic activities in grades preceding high school which directly correspond to those high school activities sanctioned by the Wyoming High School Activities Association. Expenses may include the driver's room and meal costs, but do not include student and/or sponsor's expenses. No reimbursement shall be made for transportation expenses for student activity trips in excess of one hundred fifty (150) miles from the Wyoming border into another state. The first 15 0 miles from the Wyoming border will be reimbursed with acceptable documentation.
(b) Administrative. The activities of personnel and services directly concerned with the conveyance of students.
(c) Advertising. Cost associated with employment ads, surplus sale of school buses ads and bid notification for equipment, beginning of year route announcements, route changes, school bus safety week, supplies for the pupil transportation program and any other advertising directly-related to pupil transportation.
(d) Aide, Bus. Paraprofessional (or district employee) employed to ride on the school bus to assist with students being transported.
(e) Aide, Loading Zone. School district transportation employee that supervises school loading zones during the loading and unloading of students riding school buses.
(f) Base Price. The price, before approved options, the Department will reimburse local school districts for the purchase of school buses. The base price will be figured by averaging all bid prices that meet or exceed the specifications.
(g) Benefits. Amounts paid by the school system on behalf of pupil transportation employees - including but not limited to employer's share of insurance (health), retirement programs, social security programs and workmen's compensation programs.
(h) Bus Garage. Permanent structure and improvements thereon owned by the district for the purpose of operating and maintaining school buses.
(i) Bus Maintenance Equipment. Specialized equipment to be kept in the bus garage and used to support school bus transportation (tire changing equipment, engine analyzer, brake repair equipment, computer, etc.).
(j) Bus Repair and Maintenance. School bus repairs and maintenance services provided by outside repair services rather than directly by school district personnel (glass replacement, tire service, major drive train repair, bodywork, etc.).
(k) Clerical Support. Office work performed for the transportation program.
(l) Communications Services. Services provided by non-district employees to assist in transmitting and receiving pupil transportation messages or information including but not limited to telephone, communication radios and equipment, cell phones, monthly internet service, and postage.
(m) Computer expenses. Hardware, software, and training for: GPS systems, routing, activity trips, field trips, fuel maintenance systems, maintenance records and student tracking/management systems.
(n) Contract Services. Services provided by persons, companies or agencies for transporting children in school buses, excluding isolation and maintenance payments.
(o) Department. The Wyoming Department of Education.
(p) Direct Cost. A cost which can be obviously and physically traced to providing pupil transportation services.
(q) Driver. The operator of a school bus. Also includes expenses for a relief activity driver waiting to drive.
(r) Education Resource Block Grant Model. As defined in W.S. 21-13-101(a)(xiv).
(s) Equipment. A material item that retains its original shape and appearance with use, is non-expendable, does not lose its identity through incorporation into a different or more complex unit, and has a serviceable life of more than one (1) year. The material must be related to pupil transportation services. A snowplow mounted on the service truck would be included. A services truck, used exclusively in support of pupil transportation services, with a GVWR under 13,500 pounds and a minimum life cycle of ten (10) years or 150,000 miles, is included as equipment.
(t) Field Trip. A student activity outside the classroom that is an extension of classroom instruction and considered part of the regular school session. Travel must be in a school bus. No reimbursement shall be made for transportation expenses for student field trips in excess of one hundred fifty (150) miles from the Wyoming border into another state. The first 150 miles from the Wyoming border will be reimbursed with acceptable documentation.
(u) Global positioning system (GPS). Vehicle mounted or handheld/portable system (must be secured/mountable in driver's compartment) to track school bus location and travel.
(v) Indirect Cost. A cost that is not directly identifiable with providing transportation services but rather is incurred as a consequence of the general, overall operating activities of the school district.
(w) Insurance. Premium payments to insure the school system against loss or damage to a bus garage or school district vehicle used primarily for student transportation.
(x) Isolation and Maintenance Payment. The payment of funds as defined in Wyo. Stat. 21-4-401.
(y) Maintenance. The activities involved in the upkeep and repair of school buses and equipment. This does not include up-keep or maintenance to the bus garage or site.
(z) Mechanic. A person involved in maintaining school buses.
(aa) Multiple Routing. The use of buses for two distinct routes in the morning and/or evening to one or more schools.
(bb) Non-conforming Vehicle. A vehicle that does not comply with Chapter 2, the Department of Education Rules for Minimum Standards for Wyoming School Buses.
(cc) Operation. The daily activities involved in directing, managing, and supervising the transportation system.
(dd) Periodicals. Pupil transportation related magazines and newsletters.
(ee) Physical Examination. An examination meeting the requirements of Wyo. Stat. 21-3-131(a) (iv).
(ff) Purchased Services. Services, which are professional and technical in nature and not provided by school personnel, which would include but not be limited to: (first aid training, defensive driving courses, CPR, transportation workshop presenters, computer programming for school transportation, and drug and alcohol testing, etc).
(gg) Salary. Amount paid to employees of the school district who work in the pupil transportation department.
(ii) School Bus. Every motor vehicle that complies with the color and identification requirements set forth in the most recent edition of Chapter 2, the Department of Education Rules for Minimum Standards for Wyoming School Buses, and is used to transport students to or from school, school activities and student related business.
(jj) Single Route. The use of buses for one route in the morning and/or evening to one or more schools.
(kk) Supervisor. The person directly in charge of the day-to-day operation of the transportation system.
(ll) Supplies. Material items of an expendable nature that may be consumed, worn out or deteriorate with use, or items that lose their identity through fabrication or incorporation into different or more complex units or substances. The supplies must be related to pupil transportation services
(mm) Trade-in Value. For purposes of the transportation reimbursement within the Education Resource Block Grant Model, meaning a non-cash transaction used to reduce the purchase price of a bus.
(nn) Training expenses/ Professional development -Materials, supplies and food/drink used during district-wide training sessions or exercises.
(oo) Transportation Route. The path followed by a school bus for pupil transportation to and from school from the time the vehicle leaves the point of storage until it returns to the point of storage.
(pp) Travel Costs. Cost of transportation, meals, hotel, and other expenses associated with traveling on pupil transportation business for the school district, which include but are not limited to: (workshops, meetings, and picking up school buses - if not included in the bid price, parts running, route checking, chase vehicle for service, and taking buses for service). Also includes reasonable expenses for "park out" drivers to return home during the day. A student need not be present for these reimbursements to be authorized.
(qq) Utilities. Expenditures for services usually provided by public utilities such as water, sewage, electricity, gas, garbage collection, natural gas, oil, and coal used in the bus garage. Bottled drinking water would also be included.
(rr) Video cameras. A vehicle mounted camera system used to record behavior on a school bus. Also included would be the necessary equipment to review the recordings in the transportation office.
206-20 Wyo. Code R. § 20-4