431.4. The Government may, by regulation, determine the steps to be followed in granting a school bussing contract, provide restrictions and conditions at each step to the granting of a contract, limit the power of the regional board to negotiate a contract by agreement to certain carriers and prescribe the minimum conditions to be included in a contract.
To be valid, a school bussing contract must conform to the regulation provided for in the first paragraph, be in writing, and be for a term not longer than that fixed by the Minister of Transport or, if that has not been fixed, not longer than three school years.