85R1300 JXC-F
 
  By: Garcia S.B. No. 194
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the use of seat belts on buses that transport
  schoolchildren.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 34.013, Education Code, is amended to
  read as follows:
         Sec. 34.013.  BUS SEAT BELT POLICY. (a) In this section,
  "seat belt" includes a lap belt and a three-point seat belt.
         (b)  A school district shall require a student riding a bus
  operated by or contracted for operation by the district to wear a
  seat belt if the bus is equipped with seat belts for all passengers
  on the bus.
         (c)  A school district may implement a disciplinary policy to
  enforce the use of seat belts by students.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.