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Procedures,</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se334083a-dad5-4b50-bdc4-bb0331459630C0"> May</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se334083a-dad5-4b50-bdc4-bb0331459630C0"> 20</span><span class="se334083a-dad5-4b50-bdc4-bb0331459630C0">25</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se334083a-dad5-4b50-bdc4-bb0331459630C0"> Revised Edition.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se334083a-dad5-4b50-bdc4-bb0331459630P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se334083a-dad5-4b50-bdc4-bb0331459630000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se334083a-dad5-4b50-bdc4-bb0331459630P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se334083a-dad5-4b50-bdc4-bb0331459630C0">    </span><span class="se334083a-dad5-4b50-bdc4-bb0331459630C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se334083a-dad5-4b50-bdc4-bb0331459630C0"> 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="se334083a-dad5-4b50-bdc4-bb0331459630C0">; 53 SDR 22, effective September 8, 2026.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se334083a-dad5-4b50-bdc4-bb0331459630P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se334083a-dad5-4b50-bdc4-bb0331459630C0">    </span><span class="se334083a-dad5-4b50-bdc4-bb0331459630C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se334083a-dad5-4b50-bdc4-bb0331459630C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-29-6"><span class="se334083a-dad5-4b50-bdc4-bb0331459630C0-000003">13-29-6</span></a><span class="se334083a-dad5-4b50-bdc4-bb0331459630C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se334083a-dad5-4b50-bdc4-bb0331459630P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se334083a-dad5-4b50-bdc4-bb0331459630C0">    </span><span class="se334083a-dad5-4b50-bdc4-bb0331459630C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se334083a-dad5-4b50-bdc4-bb0331459630C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=13-29-6"><span class="se334083a-dad5-4b50-bdc4-bb0331459630C0-000003">13-29-6</span></a><span class="se334083a-dad5-4b50-bdc4-bb0331459630C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se334083a-dad5-4b50-bdc4-bb0331459630P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se334083a-dad5-4b50-bdc4-bb0331459630000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se334083a-dad5-4b50-bdc4-bb0331459630P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se334083a-dad5-4b50-bdc4-bb0331459630C0">    </span><span class="se334083a-dad5-4b50-bdc4-bb0331459630C0-000001">Reference:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se334083a-dad5-4b50-bdc4-bb0331459630C0"> </span><span class="se334083a-dad5-4b50-bdc4-bb0331459630C0-000001">National School Transportation Specifications &amp; Procedures</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se334083a-dad5-4b50-bdc4-bb0331459630C0">, </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se334083a-dad5-4b50-bdc4-bb0331459630C0">May </span><span class="se334083a-dad5-4b50-bdc4-bb0331459630C0">20</span><span class="se334083a-dad5-4b50-bdc4-bb0331459630C0">25</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se334083a-dad5-4b50-bdc4-bb0331459630C0"> Revised Edition</span><span class="se334083a-dad5-4b50-bdc4-bb0331459630C0">, National Conference on School Transportation</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se334083a-dad5-4b50-bdc4-bb0331459630C0">. Copies may be obtained from </span><a href="http://www.ncstonline.org/"><span class="se334083a-dad5-4b50-bdc4-bb0331459630C2">www.ncstonline.org</span></a><span class="se334083a-dad5-4b50-bdc4-bb0331459630C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se334083a-dad5-4b50-bdc4-bb0331459630P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se334083a-dad5-4b50-bdc4-bb0331459630000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se334083a-dad5-4b50-bdc4-bb0331459630P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se334083a-dad5-4b50-bdc4-bb0331459630C0">    </span><span class="se334083a-dad5-4b50-bdc4-bb0331459630C0-000001">Cross-Reference:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="se334083a-dad5-4b50-bdc4-bb0331459630C0"> Emergency evacuation procedures, School Bus Section, South Dakota CDL Manual.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="se334083a-dad5-4b50-bdc4-bb0331459630P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="se334083a-dad5-4b50-bdc4-bb0331459630000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>