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SCHOOL BUS INSPECTION AMENDMENTS

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2021 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Calvin R. Musselman

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Senate Sponsor: David G. Buxton

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7     LONG TITLE
8     General Description:
9          This bill requires certain local education agency governing boards to establish written
10     policies regarding school bus inspections.
11     Highlighted Provisions:
12          This bill:
13          ▸     requires certain local education agency (LEA) governing boards to establish a
14     written policy that:
15               •     mandates that a school bus driver inspect the entire interior of a school bus at
16     the end of every route; and
17               •     requires disciplinary action for failure to perform the inspection.
18     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
19          None
20     Other Special Clauses:
21          None
22     Utah Code Sections Affected:
23     ENACTS:
24          53G-7-220, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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26     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
27          Section 1. Section 53G-7-220 is enacted to read:
28          53G-7-220. School bus inspection policy.
29          An LEA governing board that provides transportation shall establish a written policy

30     that:
31          (1) requires a school bus driver to inspect the entire length of the interior of a school
32     bus at the end of every route; and
33          (2) requires disciplinary action pursuant to LEA policies and practices for failure to
34     perform the inspection described in Subsection (1).