Section 281.43.35. Contract—district-owned buses.

The board of education and a private individual undertaking to transport school pupils for the board in school district-owned vehicles shall sign a contract substantially similar to that prescribed by the department of education (Form TR-F-5-497(revised)). The contract shall contain the following provisions:

       43.35(1) To conform to all rules of the board of education in and for the district adopted for the protection of the children and to govern the conduct of the person in charge of the conveyance.

       43.35(2) To make reports as may be required by the state department of education, area education agency, or superintendent of schools.

       43.35(3) To conform to all standards for operation of the school buses as required by statute or by legally constituted authorities.

       43.35(4) That the employee shall be entitled to benefits as outlined in the school board policy for the school district.

       43.35(5) To attend a school of instruction for bus drivers as prescribed by the bureau of nutrition and school transportation of the department of education.

       43.35(6) That the employer can terminate the contract and dismiss the employee for failure to conform to all laws of the state of Iowa and rules promulgated by the Iowa department of education applicable to drivers of school buses.

       43.35(7) That this contract shall not be in force until the driver presents an official school bus driver’s authorization.