HEA 1303 Summary

• Requires new school buses to display the school district name on the back in black letters 4-6 inches high.

• Requires school buses placed in service for the first time to display an indication in black letters that the bus is required to stop at all railroad crossings.

• Establishes out-of-service procedures for buses that fail to meet minimum safety standards or have serious safety violations, with driver notification at inspection and notice made available on the state police department website.

• Changes school bus driver physical examination requirements to use certified medical examiners registered with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's National Registry instead of Indiana-licensed physicians, with the school corporation determining how the examiner is chosen and who pays for the examination.

• Declares an emergency for the act, making changes effective upon passage or July 1, 2014, as specified.