81R14082 EAH-D
By: Bonnen, Patrick, Laubenberg, et al. H.B. No. 374
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 374:
By: Eissler C.S.H.B. No. 374
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to school bus emergency evacuation training.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 34.0021, Education Code, is amended by
amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsection (c-1) to
read as follows:
(a) Pursuant to the safety standards established by the
Department of Public Safety under Section 34.002, each school
district may [shall] conduct a training session for students and
teachers concerning procedures for evacuating a school bus during
an emergency.
(b) A school district that chooses to conduct a training
session under Subsection (a) is encouraged to [shall] conduct the
school bus emergency evacuation training session [at least twice
each school year, with one training session occurring] in the fall
of the school year [and one training session occurring in the
spring]. The school district is also encouraged to structure the
training session so that a [A] portion of the [training] session
occurs [must occur] on a school bus and the [training] session lasts
[must last] for at least one hour.
(c-1) Immediately before each field trip involving
transportation by school bus, a school district is encouraged to
review school bus emergency evacuation procedures with the school
bus passengers, including a demonstration of the school bus
emergency exits and the safe manner to exit.
SECTION 2. Sections 34.0021(d) and (e), Education Code, are
repealed.
SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2009-2010
school year.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2009.