Attroney General Says No To Ads On School Buses
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
The state Attorney General`s office says
selling advertising space on the outside of school buses is NOT
allowed.
State Representative Joyce Elliott had asked if the Pulaski
County School District could legally sell advertising space on its
buses.
In an option, the A-G`s office says that would violate state law
and state Education Board regulations.
The opinion cites a state law requiring school buses to be "in
the color officially designated by the state Board of Education"
so they are uniform in appearance and clearly identifiable as
school buses.
It went on to cite a board regulation on the exterior appearance
of buses. The regulation says school bus bodies should be painted a
particular color: "National School Bus Yellow."
The regulation goes on to specify what portion of bus exterior
must be black and what portion -- the roof -- may be painted white.
Also, part of the regulation are requirements for lettering on the
outside of a bus.
Posted by Mike Hellgren
