To the Administrator Addressed (TAA) Correspondence

Bus Collision Reporting

About This TAA

Date:
June 27, 2024
Subject:
Bus Collision Reporting
Category:
School Safety
Division(s):
Bus Collision Reporting
Next Steps:
LEAs should complete the Bus Collision Reporting System survey

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Overview

The Texas Education Agency uses an annual survey to collect information on collisions involving school buses operated or contracted for use by school systems.  

This To the Administrator Addressed provides information regarding this annual data collection.  

SY2023-2024 Bus Collision Reporting

In accordance with Texas Education Code, Section §34.015, school districts must report collisions in which district buses are involved to the agency on an annual basis. In responding to the survey, local educational agencies (LEAs) must provide the following information for each collision: 

  • Type of bus involved 
  • Number of students and adults involved in the collision 
  • Number and types of injuries that were sustained by bus passengers 
  • Whether injured passengers were wearing seat belts at the time of the accident and, if so, the type 

The survey is open for reporting from today, Thursday, June 27, 2024, until Wednesday, July 31, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. A PDF of the survey questions is available for review. 

If your LEA does not provide bus service or if no collisions occurred during the school year, please choose the appropriate response, and you will be redirected to the end of the survey. 

Please click the link to access the Bus Collision Reporting System survey.

Note:  

House Bill (HB) 2190, 88th (R) Session, 2023, amended Texas Education Code, Section §34.015, changing the word “accident” to “collision.”  Prior collections were referred to as the Bus Accident Reporting System. 

Additional Resources and Questions

If you have any questions, please email SafeSchools@tea.texas.gov.