Sec. 34.015. REPORTING OF BUS ACCIDENTS. (a) In this section, "bus" means a bus operated by or contracted for use by a school district to transport schoolchildren.

(b) A school district shall report annually to the Texas Education Agency the number of accidents in which the district's buses are involved. The agency by rule shall determine the information to be reported, including:

(1) the type of bus involved in the accident;

(2) whether the bus was equipped with seat belts;

(3) the number of students and adults involved in the accident;

(4) the number and types of injuries sustained by bus passengers in the accident; and

(5) whether the injured passengers were wearing seat belts at the time of the accident.

(c) The Texas Education Agency shall publish the reports received under this section on its Internet website.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 259 (H.B. 323), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2007.