South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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H. 3056

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. J. Brown and E.H. Pitts
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\6158cm05.doc

Introduced in the House on January 11, 2005
Currently residing in the House Committee on Education and Public Works

Summary: School buses required to be equipped with safety belts

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/8/2004  House   Prefiled
   12/8/2004  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
   1/11/2005  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-66
   1/11/2005  House   Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-67

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/8/2004

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-67-95 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ALL SCHOOL BUSES PURCHASED ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 2005, MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH LAP OR SHOULDER HARNESS SAFETY BELTS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-6530, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO EXCEPTIONS FOR MANDATORY USE OF SEAT BELTS, SO AS TO EXCLUDE SCHOOL BUSES PURCHASED ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 2005, FROM THE EXCEPTIONS.

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 purchased on or after July 1, 2005, 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.    Section 56-5-6530(3) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(3)    school buses purchased before July 1, 2005, church, or day care buses;"

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

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