School districts: emergency vehicles.

Existing law authorizes school district governing boards to provide and maintain motor vehicles for use of that district's security or police department. Existing law further provides that these motor vehicles are authorized emergency vehicles and may be equipped and operated as specified in the Vehicle Code. This bill would authorize school district governing boards that do not operate security or police departments to provide and maintain motor vehicles for the use of the district in emergency situations. The bill would provide that these vehicles would be authorized emergency vehicles, as defined, when operated in an emergency situation by an authorized district employee.