Section 34501.5 Of Division 14.8. Safety Regulations From California Vehicle Code >> Division 14.8.
34501.5
. (a) The Department of the California Highway Patrol shall
adopt reasonable rules and regulations which, in the judgment of the
department, are designed to promote the safe operation of vehicles
described in Sections 39830 and 82321 of the Education Code and
Sections 545 and 34500 of this code. The Commissioner of the
California Highway Patrol shall appoint a committee of 11 members to
act in an advisory capacity when developing and adopting regulations
affecting school pupil transportation buses and school pupil
transportation operations. The advisory committee shall consist of 11
members appointed as follows:
(1) One member of the State Department of Education.
(2) One member of the Department of Motor Vehicles.
(3) One member of the Department of the California Highway Patrol.
(4) One member who is employed as a schoolbus driver.
(5) One member of the Office of Traffic Safety in the Business,
Transportation and Housing Agency.
(6) Two members who are schoolbus contractors, one of whom shall
be from an urban area of the state and one of whom shall be from a
rural area of the state, as determined by the department.
(7) Two members who are representatives of school districts, one
of whom shall be from an urban area of the state and one of whom
shall be from a rural area of the state, as determined by the
department.
(8) One professionally licensed member of the American Academy of
Pediatrics.
(9) One member representing school pupil transportation operations
other than schoolbus operations.
(b) The department shall cooperate and confer with the advisory
committee appointed pursuant to this section prior to adopting rules
or regulations affecting school pupil transportation buses and school
pupil transportation operations.