HBA-MSH H.B. 2688 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2688
By: Salinas
Transportation
3/22/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Thousands of school children take buses to and from school each day.  Some
drivers are not aware of or ignore traffic regulations relating to school
buses and pass buses which have stopped to load or unload children or are
stopped at railroad crossings.  House Bill 2688 requires school buses to
bear prominent safety messages on the back of the vehicle to alert other
drivers. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 2688 amends the Education Code to require that all school buses
have prominently  displayed in large block letters on the back of the bus
the messages: "WARNING: THIS BUS STOPS ALL R/R CROSSINGS," and "STATE LAW:
STOP WHEN RED LIGHTS ARE FLASHING." 

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.