‘17. Rules; federal or state requirements for public preschool transportation. The department may adopt rules to implement the provisions of this section. A rule authorized or provisionally adopted by the department pursuant to this subsection or Title 29-A, section 2311 after January 1, 2008 that concerns the transportation of public preschool students is a major substantive rule and subject to legislative review in accordance with Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. An amendment to a rule adopted pursuant to this subsection or Title 29-A, section 2311 prior to January 1, 2008 is considered a major substantive rule when the amendment concerns the transportation of public preschool students, and it is subject to legislative review in accordance with Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. Should the Federal Government or the State require transportation of public preschool children, the department shall develop and adopt rules regarding such transportation, and those rules are major substantive rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.’