H*2173(Rat #0041, Act #0018 of 1981)  General Bill, By Washington, T. Gadson, 
D.N. Holt, Matthews and A.V. Rawl
 A Bill to provide under what conditions public school buses transporting
 handicapped children may be driven.-at

   01/15/81  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-216
   01/15/81  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works HJ-216
   02/26/81  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Education and Public Works HJ-806
   03/03/81  House  Amended HJ-889
   03/03/81  House  Read second time HJ-889
   03/04/81  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-948
   03/04/81  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-56
   03/04/81  Senate Referred to Committee on Education SJ-56
   03/11/81  Senate Committee report: Favorable Education SJ-10
   03/12/81  Senate Read second time SJ-30
   03/17/81  Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-18
   03/24/81  House  Ratified R 41 HJ-1368
   03/26/81         Signed By Governor
   03/26/81         Effective date 03/26/81
   03/26/81         Act No. 18
   04/14/81         Copies available

AN ACT TO PROVIDE UNDER WHAT CONDITIONS PUBLIC SCHOOL BUSES TRANSPORTING HANDICAPPED CHILDREN MAY BE DRIVEN.

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

Speed limit for public school buses transporting handicapped children

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when public school buses are being used exclusively to transport handicapped children to school pursuant to the provision of Section 59-67-520, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, they may be driven at a speed not to exceed forty-five miles per hour when authorized by the State Board of Education.

To obtain such authorization, the school district shall submit such requests annually at the time it submits public school bus routes for approval to the State Board of Education pursuant to Section 59-67-490 of the 1976 Code. The request shall state the factual basis for requesting a variance from the speed authorized for other public school buses.

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon approval by the Governor.