Introduced Version
HOUSE BILL No. 1150
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 9-21-12.
Synopsis: End of route inspection by bus drivers. Requires the
operator of a school bus or special purpose bus to visually inspect each
seat within the bus at the end of each trip during which passengers are
transported to determine that no passengers remain on the bus.
Requires the owner of a school bus or special purpose bus to report
each incident in which a passenger remains on the bus to the
department of education. Makes violation of the provision a Class C
misdemeanor.
Effective: July 1, 2009.
Battles
January 12, 2009, read first time and referred to Committee on Education.
Introduced
First Regular Session 116th General Assembly (2009)
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HOUSE BILL No. 1150
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
motor vehicles.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 9-21-12-11; (09)IN1150.1.1. -->
SECTION 1. IC 9-21-12-11, AS AMENDED BY P.L.107-2006,
SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2009]: Sec. 11. (a) A person who violates section 5, 6, or 7 of
this chapter commits a Class C infraction.
(b) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates section 12, 13,
14, 15, 16, or 17, or 19 of this chapter commits a Class C
misdemeanor.
(c) A person described in section 18(b), 18(c), or 18(d) of this
chapter commits a Class B infraction.
SOURCE: IC 9-21-12-19; (09)IN1150.1.2. -->
SECTION 2. IC 9-21-12-19 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A
NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2009]:
Sec. 19. (a) A person who operates a school bus or a
special purpose bus shall visually inspect each seat within the
interior of the school bus or special purpose bus at the end of a trip
during which passengers are transported to determine that no
passenger has remained on the school bus or special purpose bus.
(b) The visual inspection required under subsection (a) must be
conducted:
(1) at the end of each trip during which passengers are
transported; and
(2) before the operator exits the school bus or special purpose
bus.
(c) A passenger is considered to have been left on a school bus
or special purpose bus if:
(1) the operator has reached the end of a transportation route
and exited the school bus or special purpose bus; and
(2) the passenger remains inside the school bus or special
purpose bus.
(d) The owner of a school bus or special purpose bus shall
report all instances of a passenger being left on the school bus or
special purpose bus to the department of education not later than
five (5) working days after the incident occurs.