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| 5 | 5 | | 2023 -- H 5009 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LC000052 |
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| 9 | 9 | | S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND |
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| 10 | 10 | | IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 11 | 11 | | JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023 |
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| 12 | 12 | | ____________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | A N A C T |
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| 15 | 15 | | RELATING TO MOTOR AN D OTHER VEHICLES - PUPIL TRANSPORTATION |
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| 16 | 16 | | VEHICLES |
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| 17 | 17 | | Introduced By: Representatives McNamara, Shallcross Smith, Ackerman, Noret, |
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| 18 | 18 | | Donovan, and Roberts |
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| 19 | 19 | | Date Introduced: January 06, 2023 |
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| 20 | 20 | | Referred To: House Education |
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| 23 | 23 | | It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
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| 24 | 24 | | SECTION 1. Section 31-22.1-1 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-22.1 entitled "Pupil 1 |
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| 25 | 25 | | Transportation Vehicles" is hereby amended to read as follows: 2 |
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| 26 | 26 | | 31-22.1-1. Pupil transportation vehicle — Definition. 3 |
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| 27 | 27 | | A pupil transportation vehicle is a motor vehicle designed and constructed to seat not more 4 |
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| 28 | 28 | | than eight (8) ten (10) passengers including the operator, used by a school committee to provide 5 |
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| 29 | 29 | | the transportation services required by law or regulation to students being conveyed along a fixed 6 |
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| 30 | 30 | | school transportation route. In particular, such vehicles may be used to provide the transportation 7 |
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| 31 | 31 | | services required by § 16-21-1, § 16-21.1-1, et seq., and § 16-24-4 on routes in which only small 8 |
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| 32 | 32 | | numbers of students are being conveyed. 9 |
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| 33 | 33 | | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 10 |
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| 39 | 39 | | LC000052 - Page 2 of 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | EXPLANATION |
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| 41 | 41 | | BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL |
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| 42 | 42 | | OF |
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| 43 | 43 | | A N A C T |
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| 44 | 44 | | RELATING TO MOTOR AN D OTHER VEHICLES - PUPIL TRANSPORTATION |
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| 45 | 45 | | VEHICLES |
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| 46 | 46 | | *** |
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| 47 | 47 | | This act would amend the definitions of a "Pupil Transportation Vehicle" to a vehicle 1 |
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| 48 | 48 | | constructed to seat not more than ten (10) passengers including the operator, rather than the existing 2 |
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| 49 | 49 | | limit of eight (8) passengers. 3 |
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| 50 | 50 | | This act would take effect upon passage. 4 |
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