Sec.14-275b-133. Definitions

As used in sections 14-275b-133 to 14-275b-149, inclusive:

(a) "Bus" means a motor vehicle with motive power, except a van-type vehicle or trailer, designed for carrying more than ten (10) persons;

(b) "Carrier" means any local or regional school district, any educational institution providing elementary or secondary education or any person, firm or corporation under contract to such district or institution engaged in the business of transporting school children;

(c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of motor vehicles or his authorized representative;

(d) "Department" means the Department of Motor Vehicles;

(e) "Inspect" means to view closely and critically in order to ascertain, in accordance with accepted inspection standards, if the vehicle is in proper mechanical condition and all manufactured systems, including safety features, are intact;

(f) "Maintain" means to preserve from operational failure or decline; to keep in a state of repair and good working order;

(g) "Operate" means in the possession, control and use of the carrier, regardless of whether the vehicle is owned by the carrier;

(h) "Repair" means to restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn, broken or otherwise malfunctioning;

(i) "School Bus" means any motor vehicle so defined in Section 14-275 (a) of the General Statutes, as amended, which meets the construction standards set forth in regulations of the Department of Motor Vehicles;

(j) "Scooter" means a type of wheelchair with a removable seat on a pedestal and/or handle bars, and a foot platform located between the front and rear wheels;

(k) "Student Transportation Vehicle (STV)" means any motor vehicle other than a registered school bus used by a carrier for the transportation of students, including children requiring special education;

(l) "Student with a Mobility Impairment" means a person who has a temporary or permanent physical disability limiting normal movement as determined by a licensed physician;

(m) "Vehicle" means any school bus or student transportation vehicle;

(n) "Wheelchair" means a wheeled seat frame for the support and conveyance of a person who is mobility impaired, comprising at least a frame, seat and wheels, including a scooter type wheelchair.

(Effective September 24, 1993)