General Assembly Committee Bill No. 5941 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 4088 *04088HB05941TRA* Referred to Committee on Transportation Introduced by: (TRA) General Assembly Committee Bill No. 5941 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 4088 *04088HB05941TRA* Referred to Committee on Transportation Introduced by: (TRA) AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF SCHOOL BUSES POWERED BY ELECTRICITY. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2011) The Commissioner of Education shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes, establishing an implementation schedule under which all school buses purchased or leased by a municipality, or local or regional school district, shall be powered by electricity. This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 October 1, 2011 New section This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 October 1, 2011 New section Statement of Purpose: To ensure that newly-purchased or leased school buses are energy efficient and less expensive to operate. [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.] Co-Sponsors: REP. GUERRERA, 29th Dist. Co-Sponsors: REP. GUERRERA, 29th Dist. H.B. 5941