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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the elimination of a requirement that certain buses |
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that transport schoolchildren be equipped with three-point seat |
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belts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 34.012(b), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) The State Board of Education shall serve as a |
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clearinghouse of best practices for school districts seeking the |
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most efficient and sensible information regarding school bus |
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safety[, including possible compliance with Section 547.701,
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Transportation Code, using school buses originally purchased
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without seat belts]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 547.701(e), Transportation Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |