81R5805 JD-F
By: Giddings H.B. No. 996
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. Sections 34.0021(a) and (b), Education Code, are
amended to read as follows:
(a) A [Pursuant to the safety standards established by the
Department of Public Safety under Section 34.002, each] school
district may elect to [shall] conduct [a] training [session] for
students and teachers concerning procedures for evacuating a school
bus during an emergency.
(b) A school district that elects to conduct the school bus
emergency evacuation training shall conduct the [school bus
emergency evacuation] training in compliance with the safety
standards established by the Department of Public Safety under
Section 34.002 [at least twice each school year, with one training
session occurring in the fall and one training session occurring in
the spring. A portion of the training session must occur on a
school bus and the training session must last for at least one
hour].
SECTION 2. Sections 34.0021(d) and (e), Education Code, are
repealed.
SECTION 3. 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.