T-12, r. 17 - Regulation respecting road vehicles used for the transportation of school children

Section 51.2 Disposition versions

2024-11-21

51.2. The first paragraph of section 6.1 does not apply to a school minibus registered in Québec between 21 November 2024 and 30 September 2025, for the following purposes and on the following conditions:

(1)  the replacement of a school minibus whose model year is 14 years old, provided the carrier is required to complete a route of at least 55 km daily. The model year and the route are attested by the Minister of Transport;

(2)  the acquisition of a school minibus to provide new student transportation that did not exist during the 2023-2024 school year and whose number of kilometres to be traveled daily is at least 55 km. The new student transportation and the route are attested by the Minister of Transport;

(3)  the replacement of a school minibus due to the total loss of a minibus as a result of an accident or a case of superior force. The necessity for such a replacement is attested by the Minister of Transport.

In the cases referred to in subparagraphs 1 and 3 of the first paragraph, a school minibus that is replaced must no longer be used for the transportation of school children despite paragraph 3.2 of the first paragraph of section 31 of the Regulation respecting student transportation (chapter I-13.3, r. 12), as it relates to the replacement of 14-year-old school minibuses.

The attestation of the Minister of Transport referred to in subparagraphs 1 to 3 of the first paragraph must be issued by the Minister before the carrier enters into a contract for the sale of school minibuses for the purposes and according to the conditions provided for in any of those subparagraphs. The carrier must send to the Minister of Transport the contract of sale providing that the delivery will take place not later than 30 September 2025. The Minister attests the commitment of the seller to deliver the minibuses not later than that date.

For the purposes of the registration provided for in the first paragraph, the carrier must submit the attestation of the Minister of Transport concerning any of the cases referred to in subparagraphs 1 to 3 of the first paragraph in addition to the attestation related to the contract of sale referred to in the third paragraph.

The Minister of Education, Recreation and Sports and the Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec provide the Minister of Transport with the information relating to an attestation that must be issued by the latter. The attested information must appear in a document and be on the registered school minibus.

For the purposes of this section, the number of kilometers to be travelled daily includes all transport of students organized for taking them to or from classes on a daily basis or for allowing them to go home at noon for lunch. That number of kilometers is determined from the moment a first student is on the minibus and ends when there are no more students on the minibus.

O.C. 1553-2024, s. 2.