H*3596(Rat #0104, Act #0052)  General Bill, By R. Smith and C.H. Stone
 A Bill to amend Section 59-67-515, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to the speed limit for public school buses and exceptions, so as to,
 among other things, provide that no public school bus may be operated in this
 State in excess of forty-five, rather than thirty-five, miles an hour,except
 when traveling on a highway with a posted maximum speed limit above fifty-five
 miles an hour or except under certain other circumstances, delete certain
 language, and provide that public school buses are not required to have
 devices to govern the speed or operation of the vehicles; and to repeal
 Section 59-67-525, relating to the speed limit for public school buses
 transporting handicapped children.-amended title

   03/02/93  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-11
   03/02/93  House  Referred to Committee on Education and Public
                     Works HJ-11
   04/13/93  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Education and Public Works HJ-5
   04/21/93  House  Amended HJ-24
   04/21/93  House  Read second time HJ-25
   04/22/93  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-17
   04/27/93  Senate Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference SJ-18
   04/28/93  Senate Read second time SJ-29
   04/29/93  Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-13
   05/11/93         Ratified R 104
   05/14/93         Signed By Governor
   05/14/93         Effective date 05/14/93
   05/25/93         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 59-67-515, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE SPEED LIMIT FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL BUSES AND EXCEPTIONS, SO AS TO, AMONG OTHER THINGS, PROVIDE THAT NO PUBLIC SCHOOL BUS MAY BE OPERATED IN THIS STATE IN EXCESS OF FORTY-FIVE, RATHER THAN THIRTY-FIVE, MILES AN HOUR, EXCEPT WHEN TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY WITH A POSTED MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT ABOVE FIFTY-FIVE MILES AN HOUR OR EXCEPT UNDER CERTAIN OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES, DELETE CERTAIN LANGUAGE, AND PROVIDE THAT PUBLIC SCHOOL BUSES ARE NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE DEVICES TO GOVERN THE SPEED OR OPERATION OF THE VEHICLES; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 59-67-525, RELATING TO THE SPEED LIMIT FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL BUSES TRANSPORTING HANDICAPPED CHILDREN.

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

Maximum speed changed; etc.

SECTION 1. Section 59-67-515 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 351 of 1992, is amended to read:

"Section 59-67-515. No public school bus may be operated in this State in excess of forty-five miles an hour, except when traveling on a highway with a posted maximum speed limit above fifty-five miles an hour, or when traveling to and from special events which necessitate travel on interstate or state primary highways. Special event variances from the authorized speed limit for public school buses must be obtained by written authorization from the Department of Education. In no instance may the public school bus be authorized to exceed the speed of fifty-five miles an hour. Public school buses are not required to have devices to govern the speed or operation of the vehicles."

Repeal

SECTION 2. Section 59-67-525 of the 1976 Code is repealed.

Time effective

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

Approved the 14th day of May, 1993.