By Longoria H.B. No. 1958 74R3222 JD-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the marking of school crossing zones. 1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-4 SECTION 1. DEFINITION. In this Act, "school crossing zone" 1-5 has the meaning assigned by Section 20L, Uniform Act Regulating 1-6 Traffic on Highways (Article 6701d, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes). 1-7 SECTION 2. ADDITIONAL PAVEMENT MARKINGS AT SCHOOL CROSSING 1-8 ZONES. In addition to any other sign, signal, marking, or device 1-9 that is placed on, over, or adjacent to a street or highway to warn 1-10 the driver of a vehicle on the street or highway of a school 1-11 crossing zone, the public body or official having jurisdiction over 1-12 the street or highway for the purpose of regulating, warning, or 1-13 guiding traffic shall mark or require that the street or highway be 1-14 marked in compliance with this Act. 1-15 SECTION 3. PAVEMENT MARKINGS. The words "entering school 1-16 zone" or "exiting school zone," as appropriate, shall be marked on 1-17 the pavement 20 feet before the beginning of the school crossing 1-18 zone and 20 feet before the end of the school crossing zone in red 1-19 letters that are at least 18 inches in height. The appropriate 1-20 pavement marking shall extend across the width of the appropriate 1-21 traffic lanes. 1-22 SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September 1-23 1, 1995. 1-24 SECTION 5. EMERGENCY. The importance of this legislation 2-1 and the crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-2 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-3 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-4 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.