<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeP0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeC0 { background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeC0-000001 { background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabe000002 { background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeC0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeC2 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: underline; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=24:06:07:06"><span class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeC0-000000">24:06:07:06</span></a><span class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeC0-000001">.  Windows, windshield, and glass.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeC0"> All window openings and glass in the windows and doors of a school bus must comply with </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeC0">section (A) of </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeC0">the section entitled "Windows" on page </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeC0">78 </span><span class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeC0">of the</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeC0"> National School Transportation Specifications &amp; Procedures</span><span class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeC0">,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeC0"> May</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeC0"> 20</span><span class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeC0">25</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeC0"> Revised Edition</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeC0"> (NSTSP)</span><span class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeC0">. In addition, the following provisions apply:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabe000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeC0">    (1)  </span><span class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeC0">For Type B, C, and D buses, as defined on pages 407 to 408 of the NSTSP, t</span><span class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeC0">he driver's window, the first window on the left after the driver's window, the first window after the service door, and the windows in the service door must be frost-free (thermal) glass; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabe000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeC0">    (2)  </span><span class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeC0">For Type A-2, B, C, and D buses, as defined on pages 407 to 408 of the NSTSP, t</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeC0">he lower portion of the rear emergency door must have an exposed glass area of not less than </span><span class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeC0">three hundred fifty</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeC0"> square inches and must be covered by a protective screen inside.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabe000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeC0">    </span><span class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeC0"> 22 SDR 61, effective November 9, 1995; 30 SDR 181, effective May 20, 2004; 33 SDR 152, effective April 5, 2007; 38 SDR 58, effective October 17, 2011; 44 SDR 43, effective September 13, 2017</span><span class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeC0">; 53 SDR 22, effective September 8, 2026</span><span class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeC0">    </span><span class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-29-6"><span class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeC0-000003">13-29-6</span></a><span class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeC0">    </span><span class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-29-6"><span class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeC0-000003">13-29-6</span></a><span class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabe000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeC0">    </span><span class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeC0-000001">Reference:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeC0"> </span><span class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeC0-000001">National School Transportation Specifications &amp; Procedures</span><span class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeC0">, 20</span><span class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeC0">25</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeC0"> Revised Edition</span><span class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeC0">, National Conference on School Transportation</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeC0">. Copies may be obtained from </span><a href="http://www.ncstonline.org/"><span class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeC2">www.ncstonline.org</span></a><span class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabeP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s8ad0cc0a-d58d-427d-af52-86ff4c95cabe000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>