Bill Summary for H 355 (2015-2016)
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AN ACT TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL METHODS FOR PROVING THAT A STOPPED VEHICLE PASSED BY ANOTHER MOTOR VEHICLE IS A "SCHOOL BUS" SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF G.S. 20-217, TO REQUIRE LOCAL SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION IN SCHOOL BUS SAFETY TO STUDENTS, AND TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION TO STUDY HOW THE SAFETY OF CHILDREN BOARDING AND EXITING SCHOOL BUSES MAY BE INCREASED.Intro. by Reives, Stam.
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House committee substitute makes the following changes to the 1st edition.
Deletes all provisions of the previous edition and replaces it with the following.
Amends GS 20-217(b) to include criteria that are considered prima facie evidence that a vehicle was a school bus at the time of a violation of GS 20-217(a), passing a stopped school bus. This criteria includes (1) a certified copy of a record from the DMV showing the vehicle was registered as a school bus at the time of the violation and (2) testimony from the school bus driver, a passenger on the school bus, or the law enforcement officer investigating the violation. Deletes language that stated that the provisions of the statute only applied if the school bus had a plainly visible sign with the words "school bus" on the front and back of the bus.
Effective October 1, 2015, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.
Amends the act's short and long titles.