House Bill 0335

    Florida House of Representatives - 2000                 HB 335

        By Representative Starks






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to student transportation;

  3         amending s. 234.021, F.S.; revising the

  4         definition of "student" for purposes of

  5         determining hazardous walking conditions;

  6         amendment s. 236.083, F.S.; revising criteria

  7         for determing the membership of students to be

  8         transported to conform; providing an effective

  9         date.

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11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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13         Section 1.  Subsection (1) of section 234.021, Florida

14  Statutes, is amended to read:

15         234.021  Hazardous walking conditions.--

16         (1)  DEFINITION.--As used in this section, "student"

17  means any public elementary school student whose grade level

18  does not exceed grade 6.

19         Section 2.  Paragraph (e) of subsection (1) of section

20  236.083, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

21         236.083  Funds for student transportation.--The annual

22  allocation to each district for transportation to public

23  school programs of students in membership in kindergarten

24  through grade 12, in migrant and exceptional student programs

25  below kindergarten, and in any other state-funded

26  prekindergarten program shall be determined as follows:

27         (1)  Subject to the rules of the commissioner, each

28  district shall determine the membership of students who are

29  transported:

30         (e)  With respect to public elementary school students

31  whose grade level does not exceed grade 6, by reason of being

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    Florida House of Representatives - 2000                 HB 335

    204-215-00






  1  subjected to hazardous walking conditions en route to or from

  2  school as provided in s. 234.021.  Such rules shall, when

  3  appropriate, provide for the determination of membership under

  4  this paragraph for less than 1 year to accommodate the needs

  5  of students who require transportation only until such

  6  hazardous conditions are corrected; and

  7         Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2000.

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      Revises the definition of "student" for purposes of
12    determining hazardous walking conditions. Revises
      criteria for determining the membership of students to be
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