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IN HB1292
Bill
Status
1/10/2017
Primary Sponsor
John Bartlett
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AI Summary
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School buses and special purpose buses placed into operation after June 30, 2018, must be equipped with 3-point lap and shoulder safety belts at each seating location, meeting Society of Automotive Engineers specifications.
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All occupants of school buses or special purpose buses with safety belts must have them properly fastened at all times when the bus is in motion; violations constitute a Class C infraction.
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The state school bus committee must adopt rules under Indiana Code 4-22-2 for the design, installation, and use of 3-point lap and shoulder safety belt systems in school buses and special purpose buses.
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The safety belt revolving loan fund is established and administered by the Department of Education to provide loans to school corporations for expenses necessary to comply with safety belt requirements.
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$5,000,000 is appropriated from the state general fund to the safety belt revolving loan fund for the period July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019.
Legislative Description
Seat belts on school buses. Provides that a school bus or special purpose bus that is placed into operation after June 30, 2018, and that is used to transport elementary school or high school students must be equipped with a 3-point lap and shoulder safety belt (safety belt) at each seating location. Requires the state school bus committee to adopt rules for the design, installation, and use of safety belt systems that must be installed in school buses and special purpose buses. Provides for an exception to the laws concerning other types of passenger restraint systems. Requires each occupant of
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Education
1/10/2017