(1) The board of public education adopts and incorporates herein the Standards for School Buses in Montana - 2002. A copy of this document is available from the Board of Public Education, P.O. Box 200601, Helena, Montana 59620-0601 or from the Office of Public Instruction, Pupil Transportation Division, P.O. Box 202501, Helena, Montana 59620-2501.

(2) The board of public education adopts standards for school buses in Montana in part from the 2000 National School Transportation Specifications and Procedures, as recommended by the national conference on school transportation (NCST) . The interpretation committee of the NCST occasionally issues an interpretation on one or more of its recommended specifications and procedures. Any interpretation made by the NCST interpretations committee shall be the official interpretation of the corresponding Montana standards unless that interpretation is specifically redefined or preempted by a corresponding Montana standard, law or regulation.