South Carolina General Assembly
114th Session, 2001-2002

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Bill 3080

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                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      3080
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20010109
Primary Sponsor:                  J. Brown
All Sponsors:                     J. Brown, Clyburn, Whipper, Owens
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\ggs\22703cm01.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Education and Public Works Committee 21 
                                  HEPW
Subject:                          Seat belts, school buses to have lap or 
                                  shoulder harness safety belts; Motor Vehicles, 
                                  School Districts


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20010109  Introduced, read first time,           21 HEPW
                  referred to Committee
House   20001206  Prefiled, referred to Committee        21 HEPW


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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-67-95 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ALL SCHOOL BUSES PURCHASED ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 2001, MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH LAP OR SHOULDER HARNESS SAFETY BELTS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-6530, RELATING TO EXCEPTIONS FOR MANDATORY USE OF SEAT BELTS, SO AS TO EXCLUDE SCHOOL BUSES PURCHASED ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 2001, FROM THE EXCEPTIONS.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

    "Section 59-67-95.        Every school bus purchased on or after July 1, 2001, must be equipped with safety belts for use by each person riding the bus. The safety belts must be of a design to provide a lap belt for pelvic restraint or a shoulder harness to restrain upper torso movement.

    The State Department of Education shall promulgate regulations on the type and specification of these safety belts to be installed on school buses."

SECTION    2.    Section 56-5-6530(3) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

    "(3)    school buses purchased before July 1, 2001, church, or day care buses;"

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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