PRINTER'S NO. 717
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
691
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY KORTZ, HILL-EVANS, CONKLIN, McNEILL, MURT,
SCHLOSSBERG, KINSEY, DALEY, NEILSON AND DEASY, MARCH 5, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MARCH 5, 2019
AN ACT
Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An
act relating to the public school system, including certain
provisions applicable as well to private and parochial
schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the
laws relating thereto," in pupils and attendance, prohibiting
unsafe operation of school buses and school vehicles.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known
as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by adding a
section to read:
Section 1361.1. Unsafe Operation of School Buses and School
Vehicles.--(a) No individual may consume food or beverages or
operate a cellular telephone while operating a school bus or a
school vehicle on any trafficway when the school bus or school
vehicle is in motion and is transporting one or more children.
(b) The prohibition in subsection (a) does not apply when
the school bus or school vehicle is parked in a safe area off of
a trafficway as defined in 75 Pa.C.S. § 102 (relating to
definitions), the consumption of food or beverages is necessary
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