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Committee substitute for seat‑belt bill shifts toward reporting, phased compliance for districts lacking three‑point belts
Summary
A committee substitute to SB 546 would require districts unable to immediately equip buses with three‑point lap‑shoulder belts to submit a public plan and a TEA report, and sets a four‑year compliance timeline while exempting buses that would lose warranty coverage if retrofitted.
A committee substitute to Senate Bill 546, aimed at increasing three‑point seat‑belt use on school buses, was presented to the Senate Transportation Committee and drew broad support from crash survivors’ advocates and pupil‑transportation professionals.
What the substitute does: Senator Menendez said the substitute removes a previously proposed two‑point (lap) belt option, requires school districts that cannot immediately equip buses with three‑point lap‑shoulder belts to submit a “plan of action” to the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and their school…
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