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IN SB0556
Bill
Status
1/18/2017
Primary Sponsor
Eddie Melton
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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 and special purpose buses with installed safety belts must have them properly fastened at all times when the bus is in motion.
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The state school bus committee must adopt rules 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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A school bus safety belt grant fund is established to provide grants to school corporations to assist with expenses necessary to comply with safety belt requirements.
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A $1 school bus safety belt fee is added to traffic offense convictions (failure to fasten safety belt, unsafe speed, following too closely, unsafe stopping, or failure to obey traffic control devices), with collected fees deposited into the grant fund.
Legislative Description
Lap and shoulder safety 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
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Homeland Security and Transportation
1/18/2017