SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for SB 334

    Amendment No.    

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11  Senator Campbell moved the following amendment to amendment

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14         Senate Amendment 

15         On page 2, lines 1 through 31, delete those lines

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17  and insert:  adjusted and fastened safety belt at all times

18  while the bus is in operation. The state, the county, a school

19  district, school bus operator under contract with a school

20  district, or an agent or employee of a school district or

21  operator, including a teacher or volunteer serving as a

22  chaperone, is not liable in an action for personal injury by a

23  school bus passenger solely because the injured party was not

24  wearing a safety belt.

25         (3)  The state, the county, a school district, school

26  bus operator under contract with a school district, or an

27  agent or employee of a school district or operator, including

28  a teacher or volunteer serving as a chaperone, is not liable

29  in an action for personal injury by a school bus passenger for

30  an injury caused solely by another passenger's use or non-use

31  of a safety belt or restraint system in a dangerous or unsafe

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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for SB 334

    Amendment No.    





 1  manner.

 2         (4)  In implementing the provisions of this section,

 3  each school district must prioritize the allocation of buses

 4  equipped with safety belts or restraint system to ensure that

 5  elementary schools within the district receive first priority.

 6  A school district may enter into agreements to provide

 7  transportation pursuant to this section only if the point of

 8  origin or termination of the trip is within the district's

 9  boundries.

10         (5)  The provisions of this section shall not apply to

11  vehicles as defined in s. 234.051(1)(b), Florida Statutes.

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