H.B. 199

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ADVERTISEMENTS ON SCHOOL BUSES
2 2011 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: Jim Bird
5 Senate Sponsor: Michael G. Waddoups
6
7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill authorizes the sale of advertising space on a school bus.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 . allows a local school board or charter school governing board to sell advertising
13 space on the exterior of a school bus;
14 . requires a local school board or charter school governing board to adopt guidelines
15 for the type of advertising permitted on a school bus;
16 . prohibits certain types of advertising on a school bus; H. [ and ] .H
17 . requires the Department of Transportation to make rules governing the placement
18 and size of an advertisement on a school bus H. [ . ] ; and
18a . requires that revenue from the sale of advertising space on a school bus be used for
18b pupil transportation. .H
19 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
20 None
21 Other Special Clauses:
22 None
23 Utah Code Sections Affected:
24 ENACTS:
25 41-6a-1309, Utah Code Annotated 1953
26
27 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:

28 Section 1. Section 41-6a-1309 is enacted to read:
29 41-6a-1309. Advertising on a school bus.
30 (1) A local school board or charter school governing board may sell advertising space
31 on the exterior of a school bus in accordance with this section.
32 (2) (a) A local school board or charter school governing board H. that sells advertising
32a space on the exterior of a school bus .H shall adopt guidelines
33 for the type of advertising that will be permitted.
34 (b) Advertising on a school bus:
35 (i) shall be age appropriate;
36 (ii) shall be consistent with the instructional requirements of Section 53A-13-101 ;
37 (iii) may not contain:
38 (A) promotion of any substance H. or activity .H that is illegal for minors, such as
38a alcohol, tobacco,
39 drugs, H. [ [ ] or [ ] ] .H gambling H. [ , or ] ;
39a1 (B) promotion of any political party, candidate,
39a or issue .H ; or
40 H. [ (B) ] (C) .H sexual material; and
41 (iv) may not resemble a traffic-control device as defined in Section 41-6a-102 .
42 (3) (a) The Department of Transportation shall make and enforce rules pursuant to
43 Section 41-6a-1304 governing the placement and size of an advertisement on a school bus.
44 (b) Rules made under Subsection (3)(a) shall H. :
44a (i) .H prohibit the placement of an
45 advertisement on the back H. or the front .H of a school bus H. [ . ] ; and
45a (ii) limit the size of an advertisement to no more than 35% of the area of the side of
45b a school bus. .H
46 (4) (a) A school bus advertisement shall be painted or affixed by decal on a school bus
47 in a manner that complies with rules adopted under Subsection (3).
48 (b) A commercial advertiser that contracts with a school district for the use of space for
49 an advertisement shall pay:
50 (i) the cost of placing the advertisement on a school bus; and
51 (ii) for the removal of the advertisement after the term of the contract has expired.
52 (5) A school district or charter school shall H. [ deposit ] use .H revenue from the
52a sale of advertising
53 space on a school bus H. [ into the school district's or charter school's general fund ] for
53a expenditures made within accounting function classification 2700, School Transportation
53b Services, of the Financial Accounting for Local and State School Systems guidelines developed
53c by the National Center for Education Statistics. .H .

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