Kentucky Department of Education

Kentucky Standard School Bus Endorsement Memorandum

 

Per 702 KAR 5:030 (www.lrc.ky.gov/kar/702/005/030.htm), the Kentucky Department of Education requires liability or indemnity insurance for buses and sets the coverage limits.  If there are pupils transported on school buses or other vehicles contracted to the board, the board must enter into an agreement with the contractor to secure fleet rates for liability or indemnity insurance for these vehicles.  The attached Kentucky Standard School Bus Endorsement form required by 702 KAR 5:030, Section 24 is furnished by the Commissioner of Education to insurers who have been awarded school bus insurance coverage.  The attached endorsement has been updated for 2010 and will become part of the school bus insurance contract after having been signed by an official of the insuring company with the proper corporate authority.  The main requirements for schools include:

• Districts must insure their bus fleet and contract carriers, at a minimum, with the coverage prescribed by the Department of Education.
• Districts must ensure that all contract carriers that transport children are properly insured.
• Once coverage has been obtained, the Kentucky Standard School Bus Endorsement form must be signed by an authorized official of the insuring company and attached to the basic contract.

Kentucky Standard School Bus Insurance Endorsement