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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to three-point seat belts on buses that transport |
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schoolchildren. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 547.701, Transportation |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 547.701. ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOL |
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BUSES AND OTHER BUSES USED TO TRANSPORT SCHOOLCHILDREN. |
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SECTION 2. Section 547.701, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) In this subsection, "bus" includes a school bus and a |
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school activity bus. A bus operated by or contracted for use by a |
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school district for the transportation of schoolchildren shall be |
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equipped with a three-point seat belt for each passenger, including |
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the operator. This subsection applies to: |
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(1) each bus purchased by a school district on or after |
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September 1, 2010, for the transportation of schoolchildren; and |
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(2) each school-chartered bus contracted for use by a |
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school district on or after September 1, 2014, for the |
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transportation of schoolchildren. |
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SECTION 3. The changes made by Section 2 of this Act do not |
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take effect unless the legislature appropriates money specifically |
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for the purpose of reimbursing school districts for expenses |
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incurred in complying with that section. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |