To update the Florida School Bus Specifications, Revised 2020, which is incorporated by reference in this rule, effective January 2023. Periodic updates to this publication are necessary to ensure school bus specifications ....

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

State Board of Education

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

6A-3.003Certification as to Specifications of School Buses

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To update the Florida School Bus Specifications, Revised 2020, which is incorporated by reference in this rule, effective January 2023. Periodic updates to this publication are necessary to ensure school bus specifications reflect new technology associated with school buses. This new edition incorporates specifications for electric-powered school buses.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Florida School Bus Specifications, Effective January 2023.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 1001.02(1), 1006.25(2), (4), F.S.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1006.25, F.S.

IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE REGISTER.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Mark Eggers, Assistant Deputy Commissioner, Finance and Operations, Florida Department of Education, Suite 814, Turlington Building, [phone]. To comment on this rule development or to request a rule development workshop, please go to https://web02.fldoe.org/rules or contact: Chris Emerson, Director, Office of Executive Management, Department of Education, [phone] or [e-mail].

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS: Available at https://web02.fldoe.org/rules.