Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-15-109: Regulations relative to school buses

A. The State Board of Education in accordance with the Federal

Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, 49 C.F.R., Part 571, shall adopt and

enforce regulations not inconsistent with this act to govern the

design and operation of all school buses used for the transportation

of school children when owned and operated by any school district or

privately owned and operated under contract with any school district

in this state, and such regulations shall by reference be made a

part of any such contract with a school district. Every school

district, its officers and employees, and every person employed

under contract by a school district shall be subject to said

regulations.

B. Any officer or employee of any school district who violates

any of said regulations or fails to include obligation to comply

with said regulations in any contract executed by him on behalf of a

school district shall be guilty of misconduct and subject to removal

from office or employment. Any person operating a school bus under

contract with a school district who fails to comply with any of said

regulations shall be guilty of a breach of contract and such

contract shall be canceled after notice and hearing by the

responsible officers of such school district.