SECTIONS 17912-17912.3 - California Statutes

EDUCATION CODE

SECTION 17912-17912.3

17912. The demonstration program established by this chapter shall
be designed and administered by the commission, with the advice and
consultation of the department and the superintendent. The commission
shall insure that fuel economy and exhaust emissions are monitored
as a part of the demonstration, and shall ensure that at least 35
percent of the vehicles are powered by methanol or other
low-emission, clean-burning fuels, unless the commission determines,
within 18 months of the effective date of this act, that the use of
these funds for clean burning fuel projects is infeasible. The
commission shall, within 30 days of making that determination, submit
a report to the Legislature explaining its determination with
respect to the feasibility or infeasibility of the project. The field
demonstration shall be in accordance with State Energy Conservation
Program guidelines.

17912.2. When a local educational agency accepts a replacement
schoolbus, it shall also agree to participate in the demonstration
program. That participation shall include maintaining records of
mileage and fuel consumption, and reporting that information to the
commission in a timely manner. The commission shall establish a
procedure and requirement for participation in the demonstration
program. All vehicles acquired under the demonstration program, at a
minimum, shall meet all applicable laws and regulations, including
those related to their acquisition by school districts, operation,
fuel efficiency, air emissions, and safety.

17912.3. No school district which receives one or more replacement
buses pursuant to this part shall purchase for use as a schoolbus, as
defined in Section 545 of the Vehicle Code, any schoolbus which does
not meet federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards 220, 221, and 222,
(49 C.F.R. Secs. 571.220, 571.221, and 571.222) applicable to
schoolbuses commencing April 1, 1977.