HB0685 - Tennessee: Education, Education, State Board Of, Transportation, Dept. Of

Companion Bill SB1682. Education - Requires all school buses purchased after July 1, 2007, to be equipped with safety belts. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 21. Fiscal Summary for *HB0685 / SB1682 Increase State Expenditures - $13,800,000 Recurring FY08-09 Increase Local Govt. Expenditures* - $27,600,000 One-Time FY07-08 $13,800,000 Recurring FY08-09 Bill Summary for *HB0685 / SB1682 This bill requires that any school bus purchased after July 1, 2007, for the purposed of being owned, operated, or leased by public or private elementary or secondary school or school system be equipped with safety belts or any other restraint system approved by the federal government if the bus will be used to transport students. This bill requires each passenger on a school bus that is equipped with safety belts [...]

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