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Managing Employee COVID Vaccination Status
At the start of the 2021-2022 school year, 25 states had issued some form of COVID vaccination mandate, while 12 other states issued COVID vaccination mandat...
Accommodating Employees Exempt from Vaccination Requirements
As a number of regions across the country begin to experience a surge in coronavirus cases due to new variants, employers and local, state, and federal gover...
Update on Mask Requirements in Pennsylvania
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, views about mask requirements have been a divisive issue highlighting the competing interests of individual fre...
Preparing Bids Post-COVID
For many contractors this spring is the first time since the COVID-19 school shutdowns began, that they will be preparing proposals or bids for transportatio...
Cost Sharing and Openings Clauses in Transportation Service Agreements
As school transportation contractors enter into bid season, it is in the interest of the contractor to price competitively; however, contractors should be ca...
Coronavirus Updates for School Bus Contractors Continued Payments to School Bus Contractors under the CARES Act Paid Emergency Leave and Sick Leave under the Families First Act
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) are two new federal laws with impo...
Removing Barriers to Entry for New School Bus Drivers
The school bus driver shortage has become a nationwide issue that has even resulted in some schools canceling instructional days. All school bus contractors ...
School Vehicle Curbside Pick Ups
Many contractors use school vehicles such as vans or multi-function school activity buses (MFSABs) to transport students. As public awareness of the dangers ...
Legal Update for School Bus Contractors
Despite the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) continued position that “the school bus is the safest vehicle on the road”, in 2019 the ...
FMCSA Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse Begins in January 2020
On December 5, 2016, the FMCSA published a final rule, which amended the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to establish requirements for a Commercial ...
Proposed Changes to FMCSA Hours of Service Requirements
The FMCSA is considering changes to its Hours of Service rules, some of which will have an effect on the school bus industry. Shortly after the Federal Motor...
Is Public Transit Encroaching On Your School Bus Operations?
Typically, school transportation is provided to school districts, charter schools, and other non-public schools either by the school district’s own transport...