LAC 28:CXIII.2509. Used School Buses

A. Any used school bus purchased for use in Louisiana by or for a school system shall meet current legal requirements of the Louisiana Revised Statutes for motor vehicles and shall meet Louisiana specifications for school buses that were in effect on the date the vehicle was manufactured. No vehicle with rated capacity of more than 10 passengers shall be classified as a school bus and thereby used to transport students to and from school and school-related activities unless said vehicle originally was manufactured and certified as a school bus and maintained the certification as a school bus all in accordance with federal and state requirements throughout the life of the vehicle. B. All replacement school buses used on daily routes, at the time they are acquired by the owner, must be 10 or less model years old for all owners/operators and school districts. The number of years shall be reckoned from the date of the model year (see Calculating the Age of School Buses, §3103). C. Any school bus used as an activity or backup bus, at the time it is acquired by the owner and placed in service, shall be 15 or fewer model years old. The number of years shall be reckoned from the date of the model year (see §3103, Calculating the Age of School Buses). D. Any school bus used as an activity or backup bus that is older than 15 model years shall not be used more than 60 consecutive school days in a school year.