1-3 board of trustees may use transportation funds of the school district for:

1-4 (a) Arranging and paying for transportation, in accordance with subsection

1-5 2, by motor vehicles or otherwise, by contract or such other arrangement as

1-6 the board of trustees finds most economical, expedient and feasible and for

1-7 the best interests of the school district.

1-8 (b) Purchasing tickets at reduced rates for the transportation of pupils on

1-9 public buses . [for use by pupils enrolled in high school to travel to and from

1-10 school.

1-11 2. Such transportation may]

1-12 2. Transportation may be arranged and contracted for by a board of

1-13 trustees with:

1-14 (a) Any railroad company holding a certificate of public convenience and

1-15 necessity issued by the public utilities commission of Nevada or bus company

1-16 or other licensed common carrier holding a certificate of public convenience

2-9 (a) A fully regulated carrier to furnish any pass, frank, free or reduced

2-10 rates for transportation to any state, city, district, county or municipal officer

2-11 of this state or to any person other than those specifically enumerated in this

2-12 section.

2-13 (b) Any person other than those specifically enumerated in this section to

2-14 receive any pass, frank, free or reduced rates for transportation.

2-15 2. This section does not prevent the carriage, storage or hauling free or at

2-16 reduced rates of passengers or property for charitable organizations or

2-17 purposes for the United States, the State of Nevada or any political

2-18 subdivision thereof.

2-19 3. This chapter does not prohibit a fully regulated common carrier from

2-20 giving free or reduced rates for transportation of persons to:

2-21 (a) Its own officers, commission agents or employees, or members of any

2-22 profession licensed under Title 54 of NRS retained by it, and members of

2-23 their families.

2-24 (b) Inmates of hospitals or charitable institutions and persons over 60 years

2-25 of age.

2-26 (c) Persons who are physically handicapped or mentally handicapped and

2-27 who present a written statement from a physician to that effect.

2-28 (d) Persons injured in accidents or wrecks and physicians and nurses

2-29 attending such persons.

2-30 (e) Persons providing relief in cases of common disaster.

2-31 (f) Attendants of livestock or other property requiring the care of an

2-32 attendant, who must be given return passage to the place of shipment, if there

2-33 is no discrimination among shippers of a similar class.

2-34 (g) Officers, agents, employees or members of any profession licensed

2-35 under Title 54 of NRS, together with members of their families, who are

2-36 employed by or affiliated with other common carriers, if there is an

2-37 interchange of free or reduced rates for transportation.

2-38 (h) Indigent, destitute or homeless persons when under the care or

2-39 responsibility of charitable societies, institutions or hospitals, together with

2-40 the necessary agents employed in such transportation.

2-41 (i) Students of institutions of learning [.] , whether the free or reduced

2-42 rate is given directly to a student or to the board of trustees of a school