| 1 | 1 | | 81R11529 KKA-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Patrick, et al. H.B. No. 4208 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to idling the diesel engine of a school bus while the bus |
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| 8 | 8 | | is parked at a public school or school event. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 34, Education Code, is amended by adding |
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| 11 | 11 | | Section 34.0041 to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | Sec. 34.0041. IDLING BUS DIESEL ENGINE AT SCHOOL OR SCHOOL |
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| 13 | 13 | | EVENT PROHIBITED. (a) In this section, "idling" means allowing an |
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| 14 | 14 | | engine to run while the motor vehicle is not engaged in forward or |
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| 15 | 15 | | reverse motion. |
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| 16 | 16 | | (b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the driver of a |
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| 17 | 17 | | school bus equipped with a diesel engine may not allow the idling of |
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| 18 | 18 | | the bus engine while the bus is parked at a school or school event. |
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| 19 | 19 | | (c) Subsection (b) does not prohibit the idling of a school |
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| 20 | 20 | | bus diesel engine: |
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| 21 | 21 | | (1) for the minimum time necessary to heat or cool the |
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| 22 | 22 | | bus before departure, provided that the engine is turned off when a |
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| 23 | 23 | | student is embarking or disembarking; or |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2) as necessary to accommodate the physical needs of |
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| 25 | 25 | | a student who receives special education services, regardless of |
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| 26 | 26 | | whether students are embarking or disembarking. |
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| 27 | 27 | | SECTION 2. Section 34.0041, Education Code, as added by |
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| 28 | 28 | | this Act, applies beginning with the 2009-2010 school year. |
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| 29 | 29 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 30 | 30 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 31 | 31 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 32 | 32 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 33 | 33 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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