86R2764 JXC-D
By: Hall S.B. No. 79
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the elimination of a requirement that certain buses
that transport schoolchildren be equipped with three-point seat
belts.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 34.012(b), Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(b) The State Board of Education shall serve as a
clearinghouse of best practices for school districts seeking the
most efficient and sensible information regarding school bus
safety[, including possible compliance with Section 547.701,
Transportation Code, using school buses originally purchased
without seat belts].
SECTION 2. Section 547.701(e), Transportation Code, is
repealed.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.