Indiana House Bill 1268 (Prior Session Legislation)

---

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 11 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-06 - Representative Prescott added as coauthor
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Seat belts on school buses. Requires a governing body, charter school, or accredited nonpublic school seeking to purchase a school bus or special purpose bus to: (1) request information concerning the cost of purchasing a school bus or special purpose bus equipped with 3-point lap and shoulder safety belts; and (2) hold a public meeting on the costs and benefits of purchasing a school bus or special purpose bus with 3-point lap and shoulder safety belts before voting on whether to purchase the bus. Allows a school corporation, charter school, or an accredited nonpublic school to use a portion of a grant from the safe schools fund or the secured school fund toward purchasing or equipping school buses and special purpose buses with safety equipment. Requires each occupant of a school bus or special purpose bus that has a 3-point lap and shoulder safety belt to have the 3-point lap and shoulder safety belt properly fastened about the occupant's body at all times when the bus is in motion. Provides for an exception to the laws concerning other types of passenger restraint systems.

Seat belts on school buses.

Rep. John Bartlett [D]

Rep. John Prescott [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-06	House	Representative Prescott added as coauthor
2023-01-11	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Education
2023-01-11	House	Authored by Representative Bartlett

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1268/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1268/#1.INTR