Section 545.5 Of Division 1. Words And Phrases Defined From California Vehicle Code >> Division 1.
545.5
. (a) Notwithstanding Section 545, a bus of the type commonly
known as a coach bus is not a schoolbus when it is operated by the
Trona Unified School District to transport pupils to route-deviated
school activities.
(b) A coach bus operated pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be
inspected annually by the Department of the California Highway
Patrol, shall meet the equipment safety standards established by the
federal government for schoolbuses, and shall be used to transport
pupils only if the driver has obtained a certificate to operate a
schoolbus pursuant to Section 12517.