General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5178
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 229
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Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION
Introduced by:
REP. CAMILLO, 151st Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5178
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 229
*00229*
Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION
Introduced by:
REP. CAMILLO, 151st Dist.
AN ACT REQUIRING THREE-POINT SEAT SAFETY BELTS FOR SCHOOL BUSES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That (1) subsection (c) of section 14-275 of the general statutes be amended to require each school bus that is model year 2022 or newer to be equipped with three-point lap and shoulder seat safety belts, and (2) the general statutes be amended to require the operator and any passenger of a school bus that is equipped with three-point lap and shoulder seat safety belts to wear such belts while the school bus is being operated.
Statement of Purpose:
To require school buses to be equipped with three-point lap and shoulder seat safety belts and to require passengers of a school bus to wear seat safety belts.