H.B. 85

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SCHOOL BUS - VEHICLE SAFETY
2 REQUIREMENTS
3 2001 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Sponsor: Neal B. Hendrickson
6 This act modifies the Public Safety Code by requiring vehicles used to transport students to
7 comply with certain safety standards.
8 This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
9 ENACTS:
10 52-8-211.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
11 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
12 Section 1. Section 52-8-211.5 is enacted to read:
13 52-8-211.5. School bus safety standards -- Exceptions.
14 (1) Beginning July 1, 2003, a school district or private school may not use a vehicle with
15 a seating capacity of 11 or more, including the driver, for the transportation of its students unless
16 the vehicle meets federal school bus safety standards under 49 U. S. C. Sec. 30101, et seq.
17 (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a vehicle operated by a common carrier, as defined
18 in Section 59-12-102 , if the common carrier is not exclusively engaged in the transportation of
19 students.




Legislative Review Note
as of 12-5-00 2:33 PM

A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel

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