RULES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION FUND

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Statement of Basis and Purpose.

The basis for these rules is found in Article 51 of Title 22, CRS. The state board has the responsibility to

establish rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this article.

The purpose of these rules is to:

Establish regulations and procedures for administration of the public school transportation fund.

Establish regulations and procedures regarding the determination of current operating expenditures,

mileage count and revenues received by district and institute charter schools for providing pupil

transportation.

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Definition of Terms

1.1

“Capital Outlay” means an expenditure in excess of $10,000 and with a useful life of more than

one year, for pupil transportation vehicles or facilities.

1.2

“Department” means the Colorado Department of Education.

1.3

“District” means any public school district organized under the laws of Colorado.

1.4

“Local Board of Education” means the board of education of a district or the governing board of

an institute charter school.

1.5

“Pupil” means a person under age 21 as of the official mileage count date who has not met the

graduation requirements of his/her district and institute charter school as of the official mileage

count date.

1.6

“Pupil Transportation Vehicle” means every motor vehicle that is owned by a school district and

institute charter school, charter school, or service provider and operated, rented, or leased for the

transportation of students to and from school, from school to school, or to school- related events,

or which is privately owned and operated for compensation provided that such transportation

service is sponsored and approved by the local Board of Education or schools governing body

and operating within the State of Colorado.

1.7

“State Board” means the Colorado State Board of Education

ed for the

transportation of students to and from school, from school to school, or to school- related events,

or which is privately owned and operated for compensation provided that such transportation

service is sponsored and approved by the local Board of Education or schools governing body

and operating within the State of Colorado.

1.7

“State Board” means the Colorado State Board of Education.

1.8

“Legal residence”, for purposes of these rules only, means the location at which the pupil dwells

within the district and institute charter school claiming reimbursement for that student.

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1.8 (a) A pupil for whom legal residence within the district and institute charter school claiming

reimbursement cannot be established, may be included if the student is identified as

homeless or runaway using guidelines established under the McKinney-Vento Act by the

district and institute charter school as of the count day.

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General

2.1

The Department shall prepare necessary forms and appropriate directions related thereto, which

a district and institute charter school shall use to provide the data required by the Department to

meet its responsibilities relating to the administration of the Public School Transportation Fund.

2.01(1) A district and the Colorado Charter School Institute annually shall submit a form CDE-40

no later than September 15 to be eligible to receive reimbursement from the Public

School Transportation Fund for prior year’s pupil transportation costs.

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Official Mileage Count Date

3.1

The official mileage count date shall be the same as the pupil enrollment count date, as defined in

section 22-54-103 (10.5) (a), C.R.S.

3.2

Determination of the official mileage count date shall not be affected by a district and institute

charter school’s decision to not have a school day on the official mileage count date as defined

above

transportation costs.

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Official Mileage Count Date

3.1

The official mileage count date shall be the same as the pupil enrollment count date, as defined in

section 22-54-103 (10.5) (a), C.R.S.

3.2

Determination of the official mileage count date shall not be affected by a district and institute

charter school’s decision to not have a school day on the official mileage count date as defined

above.

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Current Operating Expenditures

4.1

The term “current operating expenditures” means actual expenditures, not including

encumbrances, incurred during the entitlement period by a district and institute charter school in

transporting pupils from home to school, school to school, and school to home, both in state and

to and from an adjoining state border.

4.01(1) A district and institute charter school shall include employment costs of pupil

transportation vehicle drivers including Public Employee's Retirement Association

(PERA) and/or other retirement plan costs, and health and other fringe benefits.

4.01(2) A district and institute charter school shall include employment costs of personnel paid

exclusively for pupil transportation supervision and support services, including Public

Employee's Retirement Association (PERA) and/or other retirement plan costs, and

health and other fringe benefits.

4.01(3) A district and institute charter school shall include a percentage of employment costs of

personnel with non-pupil transportation responsibilities as well as specific pupil

transportation responsibilities, including Public Employee's Retirement Association

(PERA) and/or other retirement plan costs, and health and other fringe benefits.

4.01(4) A district and institute charter school shall include expenditures for professional

development directly related to pupil transportation

osts of

personnel with non-pupil transportation responsibilities as well as specific pupil

transportation responsibilities, including Public Employee's Retirement Association

(PERA) and/or other retirement plan costs, and health and other fringe benefits.

4.01(4) A district and institute charter school shall include expenditures for professional

development directly related to pupil transportation.

4.01(4)(a)

A district and institute charter school may include expenditures directly

related to the cost of attending annual state or national school transportation

workshops or conferences, including registration fees and related travel

expenses.

4.01(4)(b)

A district and institute charter school shall not include expenditures for

awards, banquets or ceremonies, or other types of employee recognition.

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4.01(4)(c)

A district and institute charter school shall not include expenditures for

workshops or conferences related to advertising or other non-pupil transportation

topics.

4.01(5) A district and institute charter school shall include insurance premiums related to pupil

transportation and prorated insurance pool contributions equivalent to commercial

insurance premiums. In addition, a district and institute charter school may include the

equivalent commercial insurance premium value of a self- insurance program contribution

prorated to reflect the pupil transportation insurance costs. A district and institute charter

school may include the net cost of self-insured repairs and self-insured replacement.

4.01(6) If a school district and institute charter school contracts to furnish transportation for

another school district and institute charter school, the district and institute charter school

furnishing the transportation shall include operation expenses.

4.01(7) A district and institute charter school shall include costs of contracts with independent

contractors providing pupil transportation less a calculated amount for capital outlay

charter school contracts to furnish transportation for

another school district and institute charter school, the district and institute charter school

furnishing the transportation shall include operation expenses.

4.01(7) A district and institute charter school shall include costs of contracts with independent

contractors providing pupil transportation less a calculated amount for capital outlay.

4.01(7)(a)

The department shall base its calculation of the capital outlay amount on

the contractor's acquisition cost of pupil transportation vehicles less than ten

years old and on the percentage of total vehicle use attributable to the district

and institute charter school.

4.01(8) A district and institute charter school shall include costs of contracts with commercial

transportation carriers subject to the cost of federal regulations, title 49, parts 390 to 397,

or successor regulations thereto to provide pupil transportation pursuant to section 22-51-

104(c), CRS.

4.01(8)(a)

The department shall calculate the portion of this contract to be included

in the current operating expenditures pursuant to section 22-51-104(1)(c).

4.01(9) A district and institute charter school shall include reimbursements to pupils who use

public transportation services pursuant to section 22-51-102(1)(a), CRS.

4.01(10)

A district and institute charter school shall include payments to other school

district and institute charter schools for the purpose of furnishing pupil transportation.

4.01(11)

A district and institute charter school shall include payments to district and

institute charter school-approved persons for providing pupil transportation due to the

absence of a district and institute charter school-approved established bus route. The

total reimbursement entitlement attributable to district and institute charter school

approved persons shall not exceed the amount actually paid to district and institute

charter school-approved persons

yments to district and

institute charter school-approved persons for providing pupil transportation due to the

absence of a district and institute charter school-approved established bus route. The

total reimbursement entitlement attributable to district and institute charter school

approved persons shall not exceed the amount actually paid to district and institute

charter school-approved persons.

4.01(11)(a)

A district and institute charter school-approved person shall not be

considered an independent contractor if he/she transports only him/herself or

members of his/her immediate family to or from school, or between schools.

4.01(12)

A district and institute charter school shall include fuel and oil for pupil

transportation vehicles.

4.01(13)

A district and institute charter school shall include costs of supplies, materials,

and other expendable non- capital outlay items utilized by the district and institute charter

school in direct support of pupil transportation services.

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4.01(14)

A district and institute charter school shall include repair and maintenance costs

of a pupil transportation vehicle only to the extent of restoration to original condition

and/or mandatory condition.

4.01(15)

A district and institute charter school shall include repair and maintenance costs

of equipment and facilities used for pupil transportation only to the extent of restoration to

original condition.

4.01(16)

A district and institute charter school shall include the cost of the following types

of additions or alterations to pupil transportation vehicles.

1.

manual transmission to automatic transmission

2.

gas engine to diesel engine or alternative fuel

3.

reflective tape on the outside of vehicle

4.

state-of-the-art auxiliary braking systems for purposes of supplementing service

brake systems of school buses

5.

heated mirrors

6.

engine compartment noise reduction package (diesel engine in front engine

transit only)

7.

passenger seatbelts

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hicles.

1.

manual transmission to automatic transmission

2.

gas engine to diesel engine or alternative fuel

3.

reflective tape on the outside of vehicle

4.

state-of-the-art auxiliary braking systems for purposes of supplementing service

brake systems of school buses

5.

heated mirrors

6.

engine compartment noise reduction package (diesel engine in front engine

transit only)

7.

passenger seatbelts

8.

air brake drying system

9.

mirror system to provide a seated driver an unobstructed view of the front and

front sides of a bus

10.

wheelchair lifts and other special modifications which are necessary for a

specially equipped school bus designed, equipped, and/or modified to

accommodate students with special transportation needs.

11.

automatic tire chains

12.

video surveillance cameras (internal and/or external to the vehicle)

13.

global positioning system (GPS) equipment

14.

emergency equipment, including but not limited to fire extinguishers, first aid kits,

emergency reflectors, body fluid cleanup kits, and durable webbing cutters.

15.

routing software

16.

other additions or alterations with prior written approval by the department which

increase efficiency and safety or are necessary to meet minimum standards.

4.01(16)(a)

A district and institute charter school shall own any pupil transportation

vehicle to be added to or altered for a minimum of three years in order for the

costs of additions or alterations to be reimbursable.

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val by the department which

increase efficiency and safety or are necessary to meet minimum standards.

4.01(16)(a)

A district and institute charter school shall own any pupil transportation

vehicle to be added to or altered for a minimum of three years in order for the

costs of additions or alterations to be reimbursable.

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4.01(16)(b)

A district and institute charter school shall request and receive from the

department prior written approval of additions or alterations to a pupil

transportation vehicle not specifically listed in rule 4.01(16) in order for the cost to

be reimbursable. The Department may request necessary information from the

district and institute charter school for use in making a determination for approval

or disapproval.

4.01(16)(c)

The Department shall inform a district and institute charter school in

writing of approvals and disapprovals of reimbursable additions and alterations to

vehicles.

4.01(16)(d)

A district and institute charter school shall retain the written approval

provided by the Department for a specific addition or alteration to a pupil

transportation vehicle with the other records substantiating the reimbursement

claim of the district and institute charter school for five years or until an audit by

the department, whichever occurs first.

4.01(17)

A district and institute charter school shall not include expenditures, including

rent, lease or lease purchase, for all capital outlay items except those additions and

alterations to vehicles specifically listed in rule 4.01(16).

4.01(18)

A district and institute charter school shall not include expenditures for school

field trips, extracurricular trips, or athletic trips.

4.01(19)

A district and institute charter school shall not include liability claims incurred and

paid by the district and institute charter school associated with providing pupil

transportation

lterations to vehicles specifically listed in rule 4.01(16).

4.01(18)

A district and institute charter school shall not include expenditures for school

field trips, extracurricular trips, or athletic trips.

4.01(19)

A district and institute charter school shall not include liability claims incurred and

paid by the district and institute charter school associated with providing pupil

transportation.

4.01(20)

A district and institute charter school shall not include expenditures relating to

any district and institute charter school vehicle not used for the specific purpose of pupil

transportation.

4.01(20)(a)

A district and institute charter school shall not include expenditures

relating to elderly transportation services.

4.01(20)(b)

A district and institute charter school shall not include expenditures

relating to recreational district and institute charter school transportation services.

4.01(20)(c)

A district and institute charter school shall not include expenditures

relating to advertising.

4.01(21)

A district and institute charter school shall not include any other expenditure not

specifically identified above in 4.01.

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Revenues Received Through the Operation of the Pupil Transportation Program

5.1

A district and institute charter school shall reduce its reported current operating expenditures by

the amount of summer school and pre-school program revenues received for pupil transportation.

5.2

A district and institute charter school shall reduce its reported current operating expenditures by

the amount of revenues received from other school district and institute charter schools through

contracts to furnish pupil transportation.

5.3

A district and institute charter school shall reduce its reported current operating expenditures by

the amount of revenues received from federal sources for pupil transportation.

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the amount of revenues received from other school district and institute charter schools through

contracts to furnish pupil transportation.

5.3

A district and institute charter school shall reduce its reported current operating expenditures by

the amount of revenues received from federal sources for pupil transportation.

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5.4

Since a district and institute charter school does not include expenditures resulting from non-pupil

transportation activities per rule 4.01(20), a district and institute charter school shall not reduce its

reported current operating expenditures by the amount of revenues received for non-pupil

transportation activities.

5.04(1) A district and institute charter school shall not reduce its reported current operating

expenditures by the amount of revenues received from the elderly for transportation

services.

5.04(2) A district and institute charter school shall not reduce its reported current operating

expenditures by the amount of revenues received from recreational district and institute

charter schools for transportation services.

5.04(3) A district and institute charter school shall not reduce its reported current operating

expenditures by the amount of revenues received for advertising on any transportation

vehicles.

5.5

A district and institute charter school shall not reduce its reported current operating expenditures

by the amount of revenues received from the state public school transportation fund.

5.6

A district and institute charter school shall not reduce its reported current operating expenditures

by the amount of revenues received from fees imposed and collected for pupil transportation

pursuant to a resolution adopted by a local board of education in accordance with the provisions

of section 22-32-113(5), CRS

amount of revenues received from the state public school transportation fund.

5.6

A district and institute charter school shall not reduce its reported current operating expenditures

by the amount of revenues received from fees imposed and collected for pupil transportation

pursuant to a resolution adopted by a local board of education in accordance with the provisions

of section 22-32-113(5), CRS.

5.7

A district and institute charter school shall not reduce its reported current operating expenditures

by the amount of revenues received from a transportation levy approved at an election for the

purpose of recovering excess pupil transportation costs pursuant to 22-40-102(1.7), CRS.

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Mileage Count Reporting

6.1

A district and institute charter school shall report its total mileage scheduled to be traveled by

pupil transportation vehicles on the official mileage count date in transporting all pupils enrolled in

its schools.

6.01(1) A district and institute charter school shall report scheduled mileage to and from a pupil's

legal residence and school in which the pupil is enrolled, both in-state and to and from an

adjoining state border.

6.01(2) A district and institute charter school shall report scheduled mileage to and from a pupil's

legal residence and school in which the pupil is enrolled, including mileage for loaded and

unloaded pupil transportation vehicles.

6.01(3) A district and institute charter school shall report scheduled mileage between two or more

schools in which pupils are regularly enrolled and which pupils are required to attend as a

part of their scheduled programs.

6.01(4) A district and institute charter school shall report actual mileage traveled by a district and

institute charter school approved person due to the absence of a district and institute

charter school-approved established bus route, if the district and institute charter school

reimburses said district and institute charter school-approved person for such pupil

transportation services.

ograms.

6.01(4) A district and institute charter school shall report actual mileage traveled by a district and

institute charter school approved person due to the absence of a district and institute

charter school-approved established bus route, if the district and institute charter school

reimburses said district and institute charter school-approved person for such pupil

transportation services.

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6.01(5) District and institute charter schools with scheduled routes as of the count day that vary

by more than three days from the amount reported in 7.01(3) shall calculate a weighted

average (split calendar calculation) of the total scheduled mileage for these routes.

6.2

A district and institute charter school shall report its total scheduled miles as defined above if the

district and institute charter school operates a year-round school calendar at a school or schools

within the district and institute charter school. The mileage count for year-round schools shall

include only unique routes that are traveled specifically for the year-round program.

6.3

A district and institute charter school paying another district and institute charter school for pupil

transportation services shall report miles traveled by the district and institute charter school

providing the pupil transportation services.

6.4

A district and institute charter school shall not include in its reported scheduled mileage miles

traveled for the purpose of providing pupil transportation for the pupils of another district and

institute charter school.

6.5

A district and institute charter school shall not include in its reported scheduled mileage miles

traveled for school field trips, extracurricular trips, or athletic trips.

6.6

A district and institute charter school shall not include in its reported scheduled mileage miles

traveled in trips which are not for the purpose of transporting pupils from home to school, school

to school, or school to home

district and institute charter school shall not include in its reported scheduled mileage miles

traveled for school field trips, extracurricular trips, or athletic trips.

6.6

A district and institute charter school shall not include in its reported scheduled mileage miles

traveled in trips which are not for the purpose of transporting pupils from home to school, school

to school, or school to home.

6.06(1) A district and institute charter school shall not include in its reported scheduled mileage

miles traveled for transportation services for the elderly.

6.06(2) A district and institute charter school shall not include in its reported scheduled mileage

miles traveled for transportation services for recreational district and institute charter

schools.

6.7

A district and institute charter school shall not include in its reported scheduled mileage miles

traveled by pupil transportation support and service vehicles.

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Certifications by Local Boards of Education

7.1

A district and institute charter school desiring reimbursement under the Public School

Transportation Fund for any entitlement period shall report to the department all required

information.

7.01(1) A district and institute charter school shall report current operating expenditures as

defined in R-4.00 and R-5.00 of these rules.

7.01(2) A district and institute charter school shall report total scheduled mileage as defined in R-

6.00 of these rules.

7.01(3) A district and institute charter school shall report the number of days of the school or

district and institute charter school calendar that pupils are actually transported.

7.01(4) A district and institute charter school shall report the number of pupils scheduled to be

transported on the official mileage count date.

7.01(5) A district and institute charter school shall report the total cost of a contract pursuant to

rule 4.01(7) for the purposes of providing pupil transportation.

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ansported.

7.01(4) A district and institute charter school shall report the number of pupils scheduled to be

transported on the official mileage count date.

7.01(5) A district and institute charter school shall report the total cost of a contract pursuant to

rule 4.01(7) for the purposes of providing pupil transportation.

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7.01(6) A district and institute charter school shall report the total cost of a contract with a

commercial transportation carrier pursuant to rule 4.01(8) for the purposes of providing

pupil transportation.

7.01(6)(a)

A district and institute charter school shall report the comparable district and

institute charter school cost of providing pupil transportation in the absence of a contract

with a commercial transportation carrier.

7.01(7) A district and institute charter school shall report the total actual miles traveled for school

field trips, extracurricular trips, and athletic trips by pupil transportation vehicles.

7.01 (7)(a)

A district and institute charter school may consider actual miles incurred

for the purposes of maintaining a pupil transportation vehicle or training to

transport pupils to be attributed to the primary pupil transportation purpose of the

vehicle as determined by the mileage incurred.

7.01(8) A district and institute charter school shall report the total actual miles traveled for any

purpose by all pupil transportation vehicles.

7.01(9) A district and institute charter school shall report that the data reported is accurate and

that the pupil transportation program has been operated in compliance with all applicable

rules of the state board.

7.01(10)

A district and institute charter school shall report other data as deemed

necessary by the department

tual miles traveled for any

purpose by all pupil transportation vehicles.

7.01(9) A district and institute charter school shall report that the data reported is accurate and

that the pupil transportation program has been operated in compliance with all applicable

rules of the state board.

7.01(10)

A district and institute charter school shall report other data as deemed

necessary by the department.

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Documentation

8.1

A district and institute charter school shall maintain and retain appropriate records pertaining to its

application for reimbursement for five years or until an audit by the Department has been

completed, whichever occurs first.

8.2

Documentation shall include appropriate mileage reports and route descriptions as of the official

mileage count date which clearly define the routes and show mileage.

8.3

Documentation shall include appropriate financial records of the district and institute charter

school.

8.4

Documentation shall support the number of actual miles traveled on the official mileage count

date by persons who are reimbursed by the district and institute charter school for furnishing their

own district and institute charter school approved transportation.

8.5

Documentation shall include the odometer reading taken at the beginning of the entitlement

period and taken at the end of the entitlement period and total miles traveled for each pupil

transportation vehicle operated during the entitlement period.

8.6

Documentation shall include time sheets, work schedules, or other auditable documentation used

to support the transportation claim as well as documentation to support allocation methods used

to determine the amount of the claim.

8.7

Documentation shall include information from independent contractors showing the acquisition

cost of vehicles used for pupil transportation and less than ten years old and showing the total

value of such contracts.

8.8

Documentation shall support total expenditures for public transportation contracts.

ell as documentation to support allocation methods used

to determine the amount of the claim.

8.7

Documentation shall include information from independent contractors showing the acquisition

cost of vehicles used for pupil transportation and less than ten years old and showing the total

value of such contracts.

8.8

Documentation shall support total expenditures for public transportation contracts.

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8.9

Documentation shall support total expenditures for commercial transportation carrier contracts.

Documentation shall support the amount of revenues from sources pursuant to 5.00 of these

rules, such as election ballot and board resolution.

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