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# O.C.G.A. § 40-8-111. Equipment generally.

(a) Each school bus used for the transportation of school children in the State of Georgia shall be in compliance with the State Board of Education bus specifications for the model year of such school bus.

(b) Each public school system shall be required to maintain each of its school buses in good working condition, including all safety equipment required in accordance with the specifications established pursuant to subsection (a) of this Code section.

(c) Nothing in subsection (a) of this Code section shall apply to motor vehicles operated by a local transit system which transport school children to and from school on regular or scheduled routes of a transit vehicle with regular fare-paying passengers.

## History

Ga. L. 1970, p. 586, § 2; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1367, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 40; Ga. L. 1986, p. 501, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2963, § 1; Ga. L. 2004, p. 621, § 8.

## Cross References

Code section not applicable to public transit systems transporting school children, § 40-8-114.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 1992, p. 2963, § 2, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: ‘‘The requirements of this Act shall apply only to new school buses manufactured on or after January 1, 1993.’’

Ga. L. 2004, p. 621, § 5, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: ‘‘This part [consisting of §§ 5-8 of the Act] shall be known and may be cited as ‘Aleana’s Law.’’’