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S.F. No. 2252 - Pupil Transportation Modifications
 
Author: Senator Susan Kent
 
Prepared By: Krista Boyd, Senate Fiscal Analyst (651/296-7681)
 
Date: March 5, 2014



 

Section 1 requires a school bus driver to inspect the interior of the bus following each trip to make sure no students are left unattended.

Section 2 requires the State Patrol to enforce the gross misdemeanor (added in section 3) of operating an out-of-service school bus.

Section 3 prohibits the operation for passenger transportation of a school bus marked “out of service” until violations have been cured.

Section 4 requires a Type III vehicle used for pupil transportation to be equipped with a webbing cutter to cut seat belts that meets certain specifications, is mounted near the driver, and is easily detachable.

Section 5 requires a carrier, district, operator, or driver to report a violation of the post-trip inspection requirement (section 1) to the director of pupil transportation within 72 hours.

Section 6 requires an operator of a type III vehicle or Head Start vehicle to report loss of driving privileges to the operator’s employer by the end of the day after the operator receives notice of the loss of driving privileges.

Section 7 characterizes violation of the post-trip inspection requirement in section 1 as a “disqualifying offense,” justifying cancellation of the driver’s school bus endorsement under section 8. 

Section 8 requires the Commissioner of Public Safety to revoke a driver’s school bus endorsement for one year following conviction for violation of the post-trip inspection requirement in section 1.

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