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Indiana Administrative Code (Last Updated: December 20, 2016) |
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Title 575. STATE SCHOOL BUS COMMITTEE |
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Article 575IAC1. MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS FOR SCHOOL BUSES |
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Rule 575IAC1-5.5. Vehicles for Transporting Children with Disabilities Ordered for Purchase and Initially Placed in Service on or after July 1, 1990 |
Section 575IAC1-5.5-6. Regular service entrance door
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(a) There must be three (3) riser steps approximately equal in height in the entrance well of Type C and Type D buses. The first step must not be less than ten (10) inches or more than sixteen (16) inches from the ground based on standard chassis specifications.
(b) An additional fold-out lower step may be provided to make the lowest step not more than six (6) inches from the ground.
(c) A bus constructed for transportation of children with disabilities must have grab handles located on each side of the regular service door. (State School Bus Committee; 575 IAC 1-5.5-6; filed May 24, 1990, 4:20 p.m.: 13 IR 1857; readopted filed Oct 10, 2001, 3:37 p.m.: 25 IR 938; readopted filed Jun 19, 2007, 10:10 a.m.: 20070704-IR-575070225RFA; errata filed Jul 6, 2007, 10:04 a.m.: 20070725-IR-575070225ACA; readopted filed Nov 12, 2013, 11:21 a.m.: 20131211-IR-575130420RFA; filed Aug 15, 2014, 10:20 a.m.: 20140910-IR-575130244FRA)