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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 10. (a) The governing body of a school corporation may allow the use of a school bus for the transportation of agricultural workers engaged in cultivating, producing, or harvesting crops.
(b) A school bus used under this section may transport only the school bus driver, a supervisor or foreman, students, and enrolled college or university students.
(c) When a school bus is used to transport agricultural workers, a sign shall be displayed on the front and on the rear of the school bus. The sign must carry the words “Agricultural Workers” in letters at least four (4) inches in height. These signs may be removed or covered whenever the school bus is not being used to transport agricultural workers.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article or IC 9, if a school bus:
(1) is:
(A) registered as a school bus; and
(B) in compliance with all safety and equipment related requirements for a school bus;
in a state other than Indiana;
(2) while in Indiana is used solely to transport agricultural workers employed to detassel corn; and
(3) is operated in accordance with subsection (e);
the out-of-state school bus may be operated for not more than sixty (60) days in a calendar year in Indiana without meeting the inspection and safety requirements of this article.
(e) Before operating a school bus described in subsection (d), an individual must:
(1) be licensed to operate a school bus in:
(A) the state in which the school bus is registered; or
(B) Indiana; and
(2) annually give written notice to the committee at least ten (10) days before the school bus is operated in Indiana of the:
(A) jurisdiction in which the school bus has been registered and inspected for safety and equipment related requirements;
(B) approximate dates that the school bus will be operated in Indiana; and
(C) license plate number of the school bus.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Indiana Code Title 20. Education § 20-27-9-10 - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-20-education/in-code-sect-20-27-9-10/
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