BEFORE THE BOARD OF PUBLIC EDUCATION

OF THE STATE OF MONTANA

 

In the matter of the amendment of ARM 10.64.301 pertaining to school bus requirements

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NOTICE OF AMENDMENT

 

TO: All Concerned Persons

 

1. On December 22, 2017, the Board of Public Education published MAR Notice No. 10-64-281 pertaining to the proposed amendment of the above-stated rule at page 2381 of the 2017 Montana Administrative Register, Issue Number 24.

 

2. The board has amended the above-stated rule as proposed.

 

3. Pursuant to 2-4-305(8)(a), MCA, the board adds the following to the citation of authority for the rule: Mont. Const. Art. X, sec. 9.

 

4. The following comments were received:

 

            COMMENT NO. 1: Dennis Parman, Executive Director for the Montana Rural Education Association, submitted a written comment requesting that the adoption of the revised bus standards have an implementation date of January 31, 2018, to ensure that school districts could apply the revised standard to the second annual inspection that, under ARM 10.7.101(2)(l) and 10.7.110(3), must be completed by January 31.

 

            RESPONSE: The board thanks Mr. Parman for his comments and recognizes the importance of the rule amendment applying no later than January 31, 2018. Pursuant to its authority under Article X, section 9(3)(a) of the Montana Constitution, the board intends to apply this rule amendment retroactively to January 31, 2018. A retroactive application of the rule amendment does not result in a negative impact to any affected party.

 

5. Pursuant to its authority under Article X, section 9(3)(a) of the Montana Constitution, the board intends to apply this rule amendment retroactively to January 31, 2018. A retroactive application of the rule amendment does not result in a negative impact to any affected party.

 

 

 

/s/ Peter Donovan                                        /s/ Sharon Carroll

Peter Donovan                                            Sharon Carroll

Rule Reviewer                                             Board Chair

                                                                     Board of Public Education

 

Certified to the Secretary of State January 30, 2018.