PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                                   Ch. 39

[(b)](C) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection and subject to
federal law, in Allegany County, school buses may not be used to transport students to or
from school for longer than 1 hour or over a distance of more than 45 miles, whichever
takes a shorter period of time.

(2) In Allegany County, school buses may be used to transport students to or
from school for longer than 1 hour or over a distance of more than 45 miles if the student
participates in:

(i) Vocational-technical programs;

(ii) Education of handicapped children programs under the federal
Individuals with Disabilities Act; or

(iii) Education of the blind and deaf programs.

(D) (1) SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS
SUBSECTION, IN CALVERT COUNTY THE COUNTY BOARD MAY PROVIDE
TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM SCHOOL ON A PUBLIC SCHOOL BUS FOR A
STUDENT WHO ATTENDS A NONPUBLIC SCHOOL.

(2) TRANSPORTATION OFFERED BY THE CALVERT COUNTY BOARD
UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE OFFERED TO A STUDENT ATTENDING A NONPUBLIC
SCHOOL:

(I)       IF THERE IS SUFFICIENT CAPACITY ON THE SCHOOL BUS;

(II)     IF THE STUDENT RESIDES ON, ALONG, OR NEAR A PUBLIC
HIGHWAY IN THE COUNTY ON WHICH A PUBLIC SCHOOL BUS OR CONVEYANCE
OPERATES;

(III)    IF THE STUDENT RESIDES IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL
TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT SERVED BY THE PUBLIC SCHOOL BUS; AND

(IV)    ONLY ON THE ROUTES, SCHOOL DAYS, AND HOURS OF
TRANSPORTATION THAT COINCIDE WITH THE ROUTES, SCHOOL DAYS, AND HOURS
OF TRANSPORTATION FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE
COUNTY; AND

(V)     IN THE CASE OF A STUDENT WHO ATTENDS A NONPUBLIC
SCHOOL THAT IS NOT ON THE PUBLIC SCHOOL BUS ROUTE, ONLY TO THE PUBLIC
SCHOOL ON THE ROUTE WHICH IS NEAREST TO THE NONPUBLIC SCHOOL.

(3) THE CALVERT COUNTY BOARD IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
SAFETY OF ANY NONPUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT WHO IS TRANSPORTED ON A PUBLIC
SCHOOL BUS UNDER THIS SUBSECTION AFTER THE STUDENT IS DISCHARGED FROM
THE PUBLIC SCHOOL BUS, AND THE BOARD MAY NOT BE HELD LIABLE IN ANY CIVIL
ACTION ARISING FROM AN ACT OR OMISSION THAT OCCURS AFTER THE STUDENT IS
DISCHARGED FROM THE PUBLIC SCHOOL BUS.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1995.

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