NC Education Code · Regulation
Title 16 — root / Chapter 06 — 16 NCAC 06B .0103
Plain English summary
This regulation requires each local board of education to adopt policies ensuring the safe, orderly, and efficient operation of its public school transportation system, covering areas such as bus use, driver discipline, recruitment, and passenger safety. The local school administrative unit must also post all adopted policies, rules, and regulations to its website. The rule was readopted effective September 1, 2025.
Key requirements
- Each local board of education shall adopt policies to assure the safe, orderly, and efficient operation of the public school transportation system under its jurisdiction.
- The local board shall direct the local school administrative unit to adopt rules and regulations to implement those policies.
- Policies, rules, and regulations shall address the use of school buses under G.S. 115C-242(5).
- Policies, rules, and regulations shall address a uniform system of discipline on school buses.
- Policies, rules, and regulations shall address a uniform procedure for the recruitment and selection of school bus drivers.
- Policies, rules, and regulations shall address procedures for relieving a bus driver of driving duties.
- Policies, rules, and regulations shall address passenger safety rules.
- Policies, rules, and regulations shall address responsibilities of school bus monitors.
- Policies, rules, and regulations shall address duties of local school administrative unit personnel for the administration of the school transportation program.
- The local school administrative unit shall post to its website a copy of all policies, rules, and regulations adopted in accordance with this Rule.
Affected parties
- local boards of education
- local school administrative units
- school bus drivers
- school bus monitors
- public school students
- parents and guardians of transported students