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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 505 FILED ON: 1/9/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3772 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Jeffrey N. Roy |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act updating Massachusetts student transportation. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Jeffrey N. Roy10th Norfolk1/9/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 505 FILED ON: 1/9/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3772 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Roy of Franklin, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3772) of Jeffrey |
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| 19 | 19 | | N. Roy relative to certain school transportation vehicles. Transportation. |
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| 20 | 20 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 21 | 21 | | SEE HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 5331 OF 2023-2024.] |
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| 22 | 22 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 23 | 23 | | _______________ |
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| 24 | 24 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | An Act updating Massachusetts student transportation. |
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| 28 | 28 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 29 | 29 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 30 | 30 | | 1 Section 1. Section 7D of Part I, Title XIV, Chapter 90 is hereby amended by striking out |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2the first paragraph and replacing it with the following paragraph:- |
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| 32 | 32 | | 3 Section 7D. The requirements of clauses (1), (2), (3), (5), (7), (8), (9), (10), (13) and (16) |
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| 33 | 33 | | 4of section seven B shall apply to any motor vehicle carrying not more than eight passengers in |
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| 34 | 34 | | 5addition to the operator, used in the business of transporting school pupils for hire under terms of |
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| 35 | 35 | | 6contract or otherwise, while so used, but not including any motor vehicle used for not more than |
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| 36 | 36 | | 7five days in case of emergency. The requirement of clauses (2), (3), (5), (8), (9), (10), (13) and |
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| 37 | 37 | | 8(16) of section seven B shall apply to any motor vehicle manufactured after the year 2018, |
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| 38 | 38 | | 9carrying not more than eight passengers in addition to the operator, used in the business of |
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| 39 | 39 | | 10transporting school pupils for hire under terms of contract or otherwise, while so used, but not 2 of 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 11including any motor vehicle used for not more than five days in case of emergency. In addition, |
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| 41 | 41 | | 12each such vehicle shall be required to be equipped with one pair of adequate chock blocks, a fire |
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| 42 | 42 | | 13extinguisher, three flares in compliance with United States Motor Vehicle D.O.T. Safety |
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| 43 | 43 | | 14Standard No. 125, which shall be placed upon the roadway in conformance with section fourteen |
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| 44 | 44 | | 15B of chapter eighty-five when such vehicle becomes disabled upon the traveled portion of any |
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| 45 | 45 | | 16way, and seat belts for each permanent seating accommodation designed and installed in |
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| 46 | 46 | | 17compliance with applicable United States Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. Each such vehicle |
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| 47 | 47 | | 18manufactured after 2018, used in the business of transporting school pupils for hire under terms |
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| 48 | 48 | | 19of contract or otherwise, while so used, shall have a rooftop sign marked "School |
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| 49 | 49 | | 20Transportation" that is reflective and magnetic, but does not have to be permanently affixed to |
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| 50 | 50 | | 21the vehicle. No person shall operate a motor vehicle referred to in this section, nor knowingly |
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| 51 | 51 | | 22allow any passenger to ride in such vehicle unless the operator and all passengers are wearing a |
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| 52 | 52 | | 23safety belt which is properly adjusted and fastened. |
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