Indiana House Bill 1442 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 14 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-01-14 - First reading: referred to Committee on Education
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 request information concerning the cost of purchasing a school bus or special purpose bus equipped with 3-point lap and shoulder safety belts. Requires the governing body, charter school, or accredited nonpublic school to hold a public hearing 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 a school bus or special purpose bus equipped with 3-point lap and shoulder safety belts. Allows a school corporation or charter 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. Allows an accredited nonpublic school to use a grant from the safe schools fund for 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. Anthony Cook [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-14	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Education
2021-01-14	House	Coauthored by Representative Cook
2021-01-14	House	Authored by Representative Bartlett

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/bills/house/1442/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/8/7/2/c872f72d/HB1442.01.INTR.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/8/4/5/18454ddb/HB1442.01.INTR.FN001.pdf