DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
FEES FOR TRANSPORTING PUPILS TO OR FROM NONMANDATORY
AND NONCREDIT EVENTS
(By authority conferred on the superintendent of public instruction by section 10(b) of
1964 PA 287, MCL 388.1010(b); section 9 of 1990 PA 187, MCL 257.1809; section
1332 of 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1332; and Executive Reorganization Orders 1996-6 and
1996-7, MCL 388.993 and MCL 388.994)
R 340.241 Definitions.
Rule 1. As used in R 340.242:
(a) “Noncredit event” means an activity that pupils are not required to attend in order to
receive full credit for a prescribed course of study or to earn a higher grade in a particular
course.
(b) “Nonmandatory event” means an activity in which pupils are engaged of their own
volition and that does not in any way affect promotion from grade to grade or high school
graduation.
History: 1979 AC; 2018 AACS.
R 340.242 Calculation of charge.
Rule 2. The board of education of a school district may collect a fee for transporting
district pupils to or from nonmandatory and noncredit events sponsored by the school
district. The fee charged to each pupil must not exceed the pupil’s pro rata share of the
expenses for the trip involved. The board of education of a school district shall calculate
each pupil’s pro rata share of the trip expenses by adding all of the following costs and
dividing the total by the number of pupils to be transported:
(a) The cost per mile for the travel of the school bus multiplied by the number of miles
to be traveled on the trip.
(b) The increased cost of insurance necessary because of the trip.
(c) The actual cost of the salary of drivers for the trip, including the time spent driving,
waiting for pupils to board and leave the bus, and waiting for pupils at the trip
destination.
(d) The actual cost of the salary of attendants and chaperones employed for supervision
of pupils during the trip.
(e) The trip expenses of drivers, attendants, and chaperones, including lodging, meals,
necessary telephone calls, and gratuities.
History: 1979 AC; 2018 AACS.
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