Sec. 643.1015.  AMOUNT REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN SCHOOL BUSES.  (a)  This section applies only to a school bus that:
(1)  is owned by a motor carrier required to be registered under Subchapter B;
(2)  is in compliance with the requirements of Chapter 548; and
(3)  is operated exclusively within the boundaries of a municipality by a person who:
(A)  holds a driver's license or commercial driver's license of the appropriate class required for the operation of the school bus; and
(B)  meets the requirements of Section 521.022.
(b)  The owner of a school bus shall maintain liability insurance in the amount of at least $500,000 combined single limit.
(c)  In this section, "school bus" means a motor vehicle that is operated by a motor carrier and used to transport preprimary, primary, or secondary school students on a route between the students' residences and a public, private, or parochial school or day-care facility.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 144 (H.B. 1018), Sec. 2, eff. May 24, 2005.