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 Indiana Administrative Code (Last Updated: December 20, 2016)
 Title 575. STATE SCHOOL BUS COMMITTEE
 Article 575IAC1. MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS FOR SCHOOL BUSES
 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 575IAC1-5.5-9. Special service entrance door

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  •    (a) The special service entrance door or doors must meet the following specifications:

    (1) All doors must open outward.

    (2) The door or doors must have an opening wide enough to permit proper operation of a lift meeting the requirements of section 8 of this rule.

    (3) The door must have fastening devices to hold it open.

    (4) The doors must be weather sealed.

    (5) Buses with two (2) doors must have a flange on the forward door that overlaps the edge of the rear door when closed.

    (6) Power doors may be used, but the design must provide for manual operation from inside the bus.

    (7) The door materials, colors, lettering, and other exterior features must correspond with or match adjacent sections of the bus body, except for rub rails.

    (8) The door materials, panels, and structural strength must be equivalent to the regular service and emergency doors.

    (9) The door must have a switch that prevents the power lift from operating when the platform door is closed.

      (b) If manually operated dual doors are used, the following specifications must be met:

    (1) The rear door must have at least a one-point fastening device that fastens to the header.

    (2) The forward mounted door must have at least three (3) fastening devices that fasten to the:

    (A) header;

    (B) floor line of the body; and

    (C) rear door.

    (3) The fastening devices must provide maximum safety when the doors are closed.

    (4) The door and hinge mechanisms must be constructed to withstand the same use as a regular service door.

      (c) The doors must have windows that are set in rubber.

      (d) There must be a device in the driver's compartment that activates a red, flashing visible signal when the ignition is on and the special service door is not securely closed. (State School Bus Committee; 575 IAC 1-5.5-9; filed May 24, 1990, 4:20 p.m.: 13 IR 1858; 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)