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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to funding for safety or lap belts for school buses owned |
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by a school district. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 34, Education Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 34.013 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 34.013. FUNDING FOR SAFETY OR LAP BELTS. (a) A person |
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may offer to donate safety or lap belts or money for the purchase of |
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safety or lap belts for a school district's school buses. |
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(b) The board of trustees of a school district shall |
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consider any offer made by a person under Subsection (a). The board |
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of trustees may accept or decline the offer after adequate |
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consideration. |
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(c) The board of trustees may acknowledge a person who |
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donates safety or lap belts or money for the purchase of safety or |
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lap belts for a school bus under this section by displaying a small, |
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discreet sign on the side or back of the bus recognizing the person |
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who made the donation. The sign may not serve as an advertisement |
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for the person who made the donation. |
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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. |