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Committee hears bill to require lap-shoulder belts on new Montana school buses, add modest state incentives
Summary
Representative Jill Koehnauer introduced House Bill 512, which would require lap-shoulder belts on new school buses and add a small state incentive for districts that equip buses.
Representative Jill Koehnauer opened the hearing on House Bill 512, a proposal that would require lap-shoulder belts on new school buses and include modest fiscal incentives for districts that equip buses.
"We're going to make the requirement of a lap shoulder belt in any vehicle that the school uses," Representative Jill Koehnauer said while explaining the amendment that points to standards adopted by the Board of Public Education.
The bill as presented would:
- Require lap-shoulder belts on new school buses and require school districts to maintain lap-shoulder belts in good working order. - Remove the differential cost for outfitting buses with lap-shoulder belts from the 12% negotiated-contract cap so retrofitting or acquiring belt-equipped buses is not treated as a cost over that cap. - Provide a one-time programming fee of $2,500 to enable tracking…
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