Additional standards.

67-12-01-03. Additional standards. 1. If the body and chassis standards identified in the 2025 revised edition of the national minimum standards for schoolbus construction, as developed by the seventeenth national conference on school transportation, May 4-7, 2025, exceed or are in addition to the federal motor vehicle safety standards for schoolbuses, the national minimum standards for schoolbus construction apply and are hereby adopted by reference. 2. All schoolbuses purchased after September 1, 2006, may not include interior overhead racks unless the rack: a. Meets head requirements of FMVSS no. 222 effective on July 1, 2002, when applicable; b. Has a maximum rated capacity displayed for each compartment; c. Is completely enclosed and equipped with latching doors which must be sufficient to withstand a force of five times the maximum rated capacity of the compartment; 1 d. Has all corners and edges rounded with a minimum radius of one inch [25.4 millimeters] or padded equivalent to door header padding; e. Is attached to the bus sufficiently to withstand a force equal to twenty times the maximum rated capacity of the compartment; and f. Has no protrusions greater than one-fourth of one inch [6.35 millimeters]. History: Effective May 1, 1999; amended effective July 1, 2003; July 1, 2006; April 1, 2021; April 1, 2026. General Authority: NDCC 28-32-02, 39-21-27, 39-21-27.1 Law Implemented: NDCC 39-21-27, 39-21-27.1