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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to minimum standards for school bus operators. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 521.022(d), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(d) A person may not operate a school bus for the |
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transportation of students unless the person's driving record is |
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acceptable according to minimum standards adopted by the |
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department. A check of the person's driving record shall be made |
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with the department annually. The minimum standards adopted by the |
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department must provide that a person's driving record is not |
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acceptable if the person has been convicted of an offense under |
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Section 49.04, 49.045, 49.07, or 49.08, Penal Code, within the |
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10-year period preceding the date of the check of the person's |
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driving record. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |