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OH SB84
Bill
Status
3/24/2009
Primary Sponsor
Jim Hughes
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AI Summary
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Universities and colleges must equip all newly purchased, leased, rented, or chartered buses with occupant restraining devices for every passenger seat.
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Existing buses owned by universities and colleges as of the effective date may continue transporting students and employees indefinitely without occupant restraining devices.
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Universities and colleges may rent or charter buses without occupant restraining devices if the bus was owned by the rental or charter company before the effective date.
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Director of Public Safety may approve remedial driving instruction courses conducted entirely via video teleconferencing or internet if managed by an Ohio-licensed attorney with principal business in the state.
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Standard remedial driving courses must require at least 50 percent in-person attendance; only attorney-managed courses may be conducted entirely online.
Legislative Description
To require all buses purchased, leased, rented, or chartered by universities and colleges to transport students or employees to be equipped with occupant restraining devices for all passengers, to permit buses that currently are owned by universities and colleges and are not equipped with occupant restraining devices for all passengers to transport students or employees indefinitely, and to allow the Director of Public Safety to approve a course in remedial driving instruction that is conducted entirely by video teleconferencing or the internet under specified circumstances.
College buses-equip with occupant restraining devices
Last Action
Committee Report - S
12/1/2010