427.0158 School bus and public transportation. - Florida Statutes

427.0158 School bus and public transportation.

   (1) The community transportation coordinator shall maximize the use of public school transportation and public fixed route or fixed schedule transit service for the transportation of the transportation disadvantaged.

   (2) The school boards shall cooperate in the utilization of their vehicles to enhance coordinated transportation disadvantaged services by providing information as requested by the community transportation coordinator and by allowing the use of their vehicles at actual cost upon request when those vehicles are available for such use and are not transporting students.

   (3) The public transit fixed route or fixed schedule system shall cooperate in the utilization of its regular service to enhance coordinated transportation disadvantaged services by providing the information as requested by the community transportation coordinator. The community transportation coordinator may request, without limitation, the following information:

   (a) A copy of all current schedules, route maps, system map, and fare structure;

   (b) A copy of the current charter policy;

   (c) A copy of the current charter rates and hour requirements; and

   (d) Required notification time to arrange for a charter.

History. ss. 8, 14, ch. 89-376; s. 5, ch. 91-429; s. 9, ch. 2008-203.