School Bus Safety Belt Requirement
Status: Failed - Adjourned - Postponed Indefinitely
Date of Last Action: 02/20/2009*
Author: Shaffer (D)
Summary: Requires passengers on school buses that are purchased after June 30, 2010, to wear safety belts, Expands the requirement after June 30, 2014, to cover buses purchased after June 30, 2004, exempts a person with a disability if a physician certifies that a safety belt is inappropriate for that person, requires school buses to be equipped with passenger safety belts, directs the department of education to enforce the requirement that buses have safety belts.
History:
01/07/2009 - INTRODUCED.
01/07/2009 - To SENATE Committee on TRANSPORTATION.
02/12/2009 - From SENATE Committee on TRANSPORTATION: Reported favorably with amendment.
02/12/2009 - In SENATE. To second reading.
02/20/2009 - In SENATE. Read second time and amended. To third reading.
02/23/2009 - In SENATE. Read third time. Passed SENATE. *****To HOUSE.
03/05/2009 - To HOUSE Committee on EDUCATION.
03/19/2009 - From HOUSE Committee on EDUCATION: Postponed indefinitely.
CO
United States
