Regulatory Agencies & Information

NYS Department of Transportation (DOT):

• DOT Website (Website)
• On-board camera installation guidelines (Doc)
• Characterization of fine particle and gaseous emissions from school bus idling (Doc)
• Bus & passenger carrier safety rules and regulations (Doc)
• Bus & passenger carrier safety regulation interpretations (Doc)
• Bus inspection program (Website)
• Pre-trip inspection (Website)
• Pre-heater specifications in NYS (Doc)
• Standard school bus inspection manual (Doc)
• Out of service criteria (OOS) (Doc)

NYS Education Department (SED):

• State Education Department (Website)
• 2006 district safety review (Doc)
• New York State Education Law 305 (Doc)
• Commissioner regulations part 156 transportation (Doc)

NYS Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)

• Department of Motor Vehicles (Website)
• Article 19A forms (Website)
• Commercial driver license certification and medical examiners certificate (Website)
• Driver license class descriptions (Website)
• NYS vehicle & traffic law: article 33 and section 1229-c (seat belts, air bags and child safety seats) (Website)
• Safe NY information detailing section 1229-c (operation of vehicles with safety seats and belts) (Website)

NYS Office of General Services (OGS) (Website)

National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) (Website)