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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to seat belts on buses that transport 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, a |
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school activity bus, a school-chartered bus, and a bus operated by a |
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mass transit authority under contract with a school district. A bus |
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operated by or contracted for use by a school district for the |
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transportation of schoolchildren shall be equipped with a seat belt |
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for each passenger. 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, 2008, for the transportation of schoolchildren; and |
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(2) each bus operated by or contracted for use by a |
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school district on or after September 1, 2017, for the |
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transportation of schoolchildren. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |