1854                                     LAWS OF MARYLAND                            Ch. 675

1-181.

(a)    (1) [Type I school vehicle or school bus.]
A "Type I school vehicle" or school bus means a motor
vehicle that is designed and constructed for the
transportation of passengers, being of either the
body—on-chassis or integral type construction, used [at
any time] for the exclusive transport of children,
students or teachers for educational purposes or in
connection with a school activity[;] AND having a seating
capacity of [sixteen (16)] 16 or more persons calculated
on a basis of providing a minimum of [fifteen (15) ] 15
inches of seating space per person[; registered in
accordance with the provisions of this article; and
meeting the requirements of the Administration for Type I
school vehicle].

(2) Buses operated by common carriers under
the jurisdiction of a properly constituted regulatory
agency or operated by the agency itself are not included
in the definition of a Type I school vehicle.

(b)    [Type II school vehicle.] A "Type II school
vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is designed and
constructed or modified for the transportation of
passengers, being of either the body—on—chassis or
integral type construction, used [at any time] in the
exclusive transportation of children, students, or
teachers for educational purposes or in connection with a
school activity[;] AND having a seating capacity of
[fifteen (15)] 15 or fewer persons calculated on a basis
of providing a minimum of [fifteen (15) ] 15 inches of
seating space per person[; registered in accordance with
the provisions of this article; and meeting the
requirements of the Administration for a Type II school
vehicle ].

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That new
Section 3—401.1(c) be and it is hereby added to Article
66 1/2 — Vehicle Laws, of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1970 Replacement Volume and 1975 Supplement) to read as
follows:

Article 66 1/2 - Vehicle Laws

3-401.1.

(C) (1) A      SCHOOL TYPE VEHICLE        OPERATED TO

TRANSPORT STUDENTS ATTENDING GRADES K THROUGH 12 ON A

REGULAR DAILY BASIS SHALL BE REGISTERED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THIS SECTION.

(2)          A SCHOOL TYPE VEHICLE OTHERWISE OPERATED

TO TRANSPORT PERSONS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES OR

MAINTAINED BY       AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION AS PART OF A

TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM SHALL BE REGISTERED: