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Legal Focus: Committees – Incubators of Projects and People

Committees are a critical component of every non-profit’s ability to get work done, achieve goals, and develop future leaders. The bylaws of all non-profits ...

Legal Focus: Shared Custody Transportation

As school transportation contractors begin to settle in with the 2024-2025 school year, some may be facing new routing challenges. Among these challenges may...

Legal Focus: Transporting Students from Outside Your School District

As school transportation contractors begin to settle in for the 2024-2025 school year, many are faced with new challenges that were not present in the previo...

Legal Focus: Will Rescheduling Marijuana Change Drug Testing for CDL Drivers?

As you may have heard, a proposal has been made by the Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) to reschedule marijuana from Schedule I...

Legal Focus: Pennsylvania State Police Background Check Requirements for School Bus Contractors

School bus contractors must assure their drivers obtain clearances, including that their employees have Pennsylvania State Police (“PSP”) Background Checks p...

Legal Focus: Assuring Compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act

School bus contractors are required to comply with many laws and regulations to ensure legal compliance for their operations. Federal Motor Carrier laws and ...

Legal Focus: Transporting Empty School Buses: When is a P Endorsement Needed?

Often, school bus contractors, repair facilities, and school bus OEMs and resellers may find themselves in a situation where they have an empty school bus th...

Legal Focus: Choosing Safe Stops for School Buses and School Vehicles

Planning routes and choosing stops for school buses and school vehicles is not an easy task. Stops can vary greatly depending on geographic area – some stude...

New York Implements “Under the Hood” CDL Testing Exemption to Enhance Driver Recruiting and Retention

In January 2024, New York Governor Kathy Hochul directed the state Department of Motor Vehicles to implement the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’...

Act 56 (HB 1507) Changes the 180 Annual School Days Requirement

On December 14, 2023 Act 56 of 2023 (formerly HB 1507) was signed by Gov. Shapiro changing the annual instructional time requirement from “180 days and 990 s...

Administering Emergency Medication on the School Bus

School transportation contractors in Pennsylvania may find themselves in a situation where a school district customer is requesting that the transportation c...

Pennsylvania Implements “Under the Hood” CDL Testing Exemption to Enhance Driver Recruiting and Retention

On August 28, 2023, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (“PennDOT”) implemented FMCSA’s Under the Hood (UTH) CDL Testing Exemption to enhance schoo...

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