Madison Metropolitan School District
Board of Education Policies and Procedures

POLICY	LIABILITY INSURANCE	8350 Human Resources

Alternative Method of Providing Transportation for Pupils

1. Employees of the Madison Metropolitan School District may use a motor vehicle to transport nine (9) or less passengers in addition to the operator provided:
   1. It is insured by a policy providing property damage coverage with a limit of not less than $50,000 and bodily injury liability coverage of not less than $100,000 for each person, and subject to the limit for each person, a total of not less than $300,000 for each accident.
   2. Such motor vehicle shall be inspected annually for compliance with the requirements of s. 110.075, Ch 347, and the rules of the Department of Transportation. The owner or lessee of the vehicle is responsible for the annual inspection.
   3. The vehicle may not be used to transport more persons than can be seated on the permanently-mounted seats facing forward without interfering with the driver.
   4. That the operator:
      1. Possesses a valid Wisconsin Operator's license or a valid operator's license issued by another jurisdiction as defined in s. 340.01(41m) or a valid commercial driver license issued by Mexico;
      2. Is at least eighteen (18) years of age;
      3. Has a sufficient use of both hands and foot normally employed to operate the foot brake and foot accelerator. The school board may waive the requirement that the operator of a vehicle have sufficient use of both hands if the operator has sufficient use of one hand to safely operate the vehicle as substantiated by a special driving examination conducted by the Department of Transportation;
      4. Submits at least once every three (3) years to the school a medical opinion in such form as the school may prescribe that the operator is not afflicted with or suffering from any mental or physical disability or disease, such as to prevent the operator from exercising reasonable control over a motor vehicle, the examination report prescribed in s. 118.25(2) and (4) may be used to satisfy this requirement;
      5. Has not been convicted within a two-year period of (1) reckless driving under s. 346.62, operating a motor vehicle while his/her operating privileges are suspended or revoked under s. 343.44(1), (2), any offense enumerated under s. 343.31, two or more offenses under s. 346.63(7), (3) a local ordinance in conformity with sections 346.62, 343.44(1), 343.31, and 346.63(7) or (4) any law of another jurisdiction, with respect to s. 340.01(9r) and (41m), respectively, prohibiting reckless or careless driving, or a conviction, suspension or revocation that would be counted under s. 343.307(2)(a) to (g);
      6. Has not been convicted within a five-year period of violating s. 940.09(1) or s. 940.25.

   s. 121.555

   2. For individuals with whom the District contracts or employs to operate a motor vehicle, except an individual who holds a valid school bus endorsement issued under s. 343.12, the District shall do all of the following before the individual is initially permitted to operate the vehicle and every four years thereafter.
      1. Request from the records maintained by the Department of Justice a criminal history search of the individual. If the individual, who is subject of the criminal history search, has not resided in this State at anytime within the two years preceding the date of the search, the District shall make a good faith effort to obtain additional criminal history information from any state in which the individual has resided during this time period or from any other applicable federal or state agency.
      2. Request the individual's operating record from the Department of Transportation under s. 343.24 or, if the operating record has already been obtained by another entity, from that entity if there are reasonable grounds to believe that the operating record obtained from that entity is accurate and was furnished by the Department of Transportation to that entity not more than two months previously.
      3. Obtain a background information form, prescribed by the Department of Public Instruction that has been completed by the individual.
      4. Not permit the individual to operate a vehicle if any of the following applies:
         1. The District knows or should know that the individual has a record of conviction or operating privilege revocation or adjudicated delinquency that would disqualify the person from issuance or renewal of a school bus endorsement under s. 343.12(7) and rules promulgated by the Department of Transportation under s. 343.12(7) and (8).
         2. The District knows or should know that the individual has been convicted of a violation of s. 121.555(4)(b).
         3. The District knows or should know that the individual is listed in the registry under s. 146.40(4g)(a)2.
   3. An individual who is employed by or under contract with the District to operate a motor vehicle to transport pupils shall report to the District in writing within 10 days of the occurrence of any of the following:
      1. Any accident in which the individual was involved as the operator of a motor vehicle, regardless of whether the individual was issued a uniform traffic citation or charged with any offense or whether the individual was operating a motor vehicle to transport pupils.
      2. Any conviction or operating privilege revocation that makes the individual ineligible to operate a motor vehicle to transport pupils or, if the individual holds a valid school bus endorsement issued under s. 343.12, that disqualifies the individual from issuance or renewal of a school bus endorsement under s. 343.12(7) and rules promulgated by the Department of Transportation under s. 343.12(7) and (8).
      3. Any suspension or revocation of the individual's operating privilege, or cancellation of a school bus endorsement, by this State or another jurisdiction.
   4. No individual with whom the District contracts or employs to operate a motor vehicle may provide false or incomplete information with respect to any material fact on a background information form that he/she is required to file with the Department of Public Instruction.

   10/4/04

Last Updated: Tue Feb 21 07:21:48 2006
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