Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4524 Primary Sponsor:J. Brown Committee Number:21 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:School buses, safety belts Residing Body:House Current Committee:Education and Public Works Date Tabled:May 05, 1992 Computer Document Number:DKA/3679.AL Introduced Date:Mar 05, 1992 Last History Body:House Last History Date:May 05, 1992 Last History Type:Tabled in Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:J. Brown Scott Kempe Keyserling Cork Byrd Taylor Cobb-Hunter Rudnick Manly Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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4524 House May 05, 1992 Tabled in Committee 21
4524 House Mar 05, 1992 Introduced, read first time, 21
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-67-95 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ALL SCHOOL BUSES 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 DELETE THE EXCEPTION FOR SCHOOL BUSES.
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 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. Item 3 of Section 56-5-6530 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(3) school, church, or day care buses;"
SECTION 3. Upon approval by the Governor, this act takes effect July 1, 1993.