(1) School districts are required to have transportation contracts for the ensuing year signed by the fourth Monday in June.

(2) Four copies of the contract form are needed: one for the individual or contractor providing the service, one for the district clerk, one for the county superintendent and one for the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

(3) The board of trustees is prohibited from issuing warrants on the transportation budget in the absence of a contract.

(4) State reimbursement is paid only on claims supported by valid contracts.