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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 11. (a) As used in this section, “day care center” means an institution operated primarily for the purpose of providing:
(1) care;
(2) maintenance; or
(3) supervision and instruction;
to children who are less than six (6) years of age and are separated from their parent for more than four (4) hours but less than twenty-four (24) hours a day for at least ten (10) consecutive workdays.
(b) A:
(1) day care center; or
(2) nonprofit agency with primary responsibility for the habilitation or rehabilitation of persons with a developmental or physical disability;
may own, operate, lease, or contract for a school bus that meets the color, equipment, and other requirements of the committee.
(c) The school bus must be used only for the purpose of transporting:
(1) persons in the care of the day care center or agency; and
(2) supervisors of those persons;
to and from educational, social, recreational, or occupational functions.
(d) If an entity described in subsection (b) acquires:
(1) a school bus; or
(2) the use of a school bus;
authorized under subsection (b), each driver of the school bus authorized by the entity must comply with the requirements imposed upon persons transporting students under IC 20-27-8 in order to be certified by the department as a school bus driver.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Indiana Code Title 20. Education § 20-27-9-11 - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-20-education/in-code-sect-20-27-9-11/
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