Normas para la construcción y diseño de autobuses escolares en Minnesota

Explicación Simple

Esta ley dice cómo deben ser los autobuses escolares en Minnesota. Las escuelas tienen que seguir estas reglas para asegurarse de que los niños viajen seguros.

Es como un uniforme que todos los jugadores deben usar en un equipo. Si todos los autobuses cumplen las mismas reglas, es más fácil mantener a los niños seguros.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que la escuela de Juan decide comprar un autobús nuevo. Antes de comprarlo, revisan que cumpla con las normas de Minnesota, así los padres de Juan pueden estar tranquilos sabiendo que su hijo viajará en un vehículo seguro.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

(a) The standards adopted in this section and sections169.4502and169.4503, govern the construction, design, equipment, and color of school buses used for the transportation of school children, when owned or leased and operated by a school or privately owned or leased and operated under a contract with a school. Each school, its officers and employees, and each person employed under the contract is subject to these standards. (b) The standards apply to school buses manufactured after August 1 of the year following a year in which a revised edition of the National School Transportation Specifications and Procedures is adopted. Buses complying with the standards when manufactured need not comply with standards established later except as specifically provided for by law. (c) A school bus manufactured on or before the date provided by paragraph (b) must conform to the Minnesota standards in effect on the date the vehicle was manufactured except as specifically provided for in law. (d) A new bus body may be remounted on a used chassis provided that the remounted vehicle meets state and federal standards for new buses which are current at the time of the remounting. Permission must be obtained from the commissioner of public safety before the remounting is done. A used bus body may not be remounted on a new or used chassis.