PRINTER'S NO. 2391
No. 1793 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY GALLOWAY, CALTAGIRONE, KIRKLAND, M. O'BRIEN,
BELFANTI, CURRY, DePASQUALE, KORTZ, MAHONEY, McGEEHAN, MYERS,
SCAVELLO, SHAPIRO AND McILVAINE SMITH, AUGUST 10, 2007
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, AUGUST 10, 2007
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, further providing for safety regulations; and
3 providing for duration of use of school buses.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 4551(b) of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
7 Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
8 § 4551. Safety regulations.
9 * * *
10 (b) Violation and penalty.--No person shall operate or
11 permit the operation of a vehicle of a type specified in this
12 subchapter which is not in compliance with the requirements of
13 this subchapter or applicable regulations issued under this
14 subchapter. [Violation] Except as provided under section 4554
15 (relating to duration of use of school buses), violation of this
16 section constitutes a summary offense punishable by a fine of
17 not less than $50 nor more than $100.
18 Section 2. Title 75 is amended by adding a section to read:
1 § 4554. Duration of use of school buses.
2 (a) General rule.--No person shall operate or permit to be
3 operated a school bus used for pupil transportation purposes
4 beyond the end of the twelfth year from the date of manufacture,
5 as noted on the vehicle registration, or at the end of the
6 school year in which that date falls, whichever is later.
7 (b) Penalty.--Violation of this section constitutes a
8 summary offense punishable by a fine of not less than $1,000 nor
9 more than $2,500.
10 (c) Duty of department.--The department shall by regulation
11 adopt specific requirements implementing this section and any
12 additional requirements, not inconsistent with this section,
13 which will ensure the maximum safety of school children
14 furnished transportation.
15 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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