Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4533 Primary Sponsor:Inabinett Committee Number:21 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:School buses, safety belt provisions Residing Body:House Current Committee:Education and Public Works Date Tabled:May 05, 1992 Computer Document Number:DKA/3652.AL Introduced Date:Mar 09, 1992 Last History Body:House Last History Date:May 05, 1992 Last History Type:Tabled in Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Inabinett Beatty Harwell Scott Stone Sharpe D. Williams Corning Wofford Kennedy Byrd J. Brown Smith Kempe Taylor Farr McCraw Harrelson Cromer Kinon Glover Rudnick Barber McGinnis Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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4533 House May 05, 1992 Tabled in Committee 21
4533 House Mar 09, 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 59-67-105 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ALL REPLACEMENT OR NEW SCHOOL BUSES BE EQUIPPED WITH APPROVED SAFETY BELTS AND TO PROVIDE A PERIOD OF TIME FOR ALL SCHOOL BUSES TO BE EQUIPPED WITH APPROVED 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 59-67-105. Every school bus must be equipped with safety belts for use by each person riding the bus. A new or replacement bus must be equipped with approved safety belts before it is placed into service.
Buses currently in service for the transportation of elementary or middle school pupils must be equipped with the approved safety belts within three years of the effective date of this section. All other school buses currently in service must comply with the provisions of this section within five years of the effective date of this section.
The State Department of Education shall promulgate regulations on the type and specification of 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. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.