South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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S. 797

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Ryberg
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5730cm04.doc

Introduced in the Senate on January 13, 2004
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Transportation

Summary: School bus routes, designed so students do not cross road when embarking and disembarking

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/16/2003  Senate  Prefiled
  12/16/2003  Senate  Referred to Committee on Transportation
   1/13/2004  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-26
   1/13/2004  Senate  Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-26

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/16/2003

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-2770, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SIGNALS AND MARKINGS ON SCHOOL BUSES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A SCHOOL BUS ROUTE MUST BE DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT A STUDENT IS NOT REQUIRED TO CROSS ANY PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ROAD.

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

SECTION    1.    SECTION    1.    Section 56-5-2770(F) of the 1976 Code as amended by Act 62 of 2003, is further amended to read:

"    (F)    A school bus route that requires passengers to be loaded or off-loaded along a multi-lane highway or multi-lane private road must be designed to ensure that a student is not required to cross a multi-lane highway or multi-lane private road any public or private road when entering or departing a school bus."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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