LRB-2768/1
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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE
October 3, 2005 - Introduced by Representatives Pope-Roberts, Parisi, Sinicki,
Berceau, Black, Pocan, Lehman
and Molepske, cosponsored by Senators
Hansen, Erpenbach and Wirch. Referred to Committee on Education.
AB720,1,3 1An Act to amend 119.04 (1); and to create 115.28 (28) and 120.12 (27) of the
2statutes; relating to: requiring each school district to adopt a policy on the
3idling of school buses.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill requires each school board to adopt a school bus idling policy for school
bus drivers in order to minimize the time that school buses idle on or near school
grounds. The bill directs the Department of Public Instruction to recommend to
school districts ways to accomplish that goal.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB720, s. 1 4Section 1. 115.28 (28) of the statutes is created to read:
AB720,1,75 115.28 (28) School bus idling recommendations. Recommend to school
6districts ways to limit the idling of school buses on or near school grounds and the
7exposure of pupils and bus drivers to diesel exhaust.
AB720, s. 2 8Section 2. 119.04 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB720,2,8
1119.04 (1) Subchapters IV, V and VII of ch. 115, ch. 121 and ss. 66.0235 (3) (c),
2115.01 (1) and (2), 115.28, 115.31, 115.33, 115.34, 115.343, 115.345, 115.361, 115.38
3(2), 115.45, 118.001 to 118.04, 118.045, 118.06, 118.07, 118.10, 118.12, 118.125 to
4118.14, 118.145 (4), 118.15, 118.153, 118.16, 118.162, 118.163, 118.164, 118.18,
5118.19, 118.20, 118.24 (1), (2) (c) to (f), (6) and (8), 118.245, 118.255, 118.258, 118.291,
6118.30 to 118.43, 118.51, 118.52, 118.55, 120.12 (5) and (15) to (26) (27), 120.125,
7120.13 (1), (2) (b) to (g), (3), (14), (17) to (19), (26), (34), (35) and (37), 120.14 and
8120.25 are applicable to a 1st class city school district and board.
AB720, s. 3 9Section 3. 120.12 (27) of the statutes is created to read:
AB720,2,1210 120.12 (27) School bus idling policy. Adopt a school bus idling policy for school
11bus drivers, based on the department's recommendations under s. 115.28 (28), in
12order to minimize the time that school buses idle on or near school grounds.
AB720,2,1313 (End)
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