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2011 - 2012 LEGISLATURE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1,
TO 2011 ASSEMBLY BILL 662
March 8, 2012 - Offered by Representative Krusick.
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21. Page 1, line 2: after "buses" insert ", the operation of, and insurance
3requirements related to, school buses and alternative methods of pupil
4transportation, including transportation of pupils to choice schools, and providing a
5penalty.".
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Section 1b. 118.60 (10) (a) 9. and 10. of the statutes are created to read:
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118.60
(10) (a) 9. Failed to procure and maintain in effect the insurance
9required under s. 121.53 (4) or 121.555 (2) (a).
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10. Failed to procure and maintain in effect the insurance required by the
11department by rule.
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12Section
1d. 119.23 (10) (a) 9. and 10. of the statutes are created to read:
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1119.23
(10) (a) 9. Failed to procure and maintain in effect the insurance
2required under s. 121.53 (4) or 121.555 (2) (a).
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10. Failed to procure and maintain in effect the insurance required by the
4department by rule.
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121.53
(4) Every school board
, every governing body of a private school that
7transports pupils or contracts for the transportation of pupils, and every governing
8body of a charter school that transports pupils or contracts for the transportation of
9pupils shall require that there be filed with it and with the department of
10transportation a certificate of insurance showing that an insurance policy has been
11procured and is in effect
for the entire school year which covers the owner and
12operator of the school bus and the school board
governing body of the private school
13or charter school, or shall procure an insurance policy and file such certificate with
14the department of transportation. Unless such certificate is on file with the
15department of transportation, no registration plates for a school bus may be issued
16by the department of transportation. No such policy may be terminated prior to its
17expiration or canceled for any reason, unless a notice thereof is filed with the
18department of transportation and with the school board
or governing body of the
19private school or charter school by the insurer at least 10 days prior to the date of
20termination or cancellation.
No such policy which covers a private school
21participating in the program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 may be terminated prior to
22its expiration or canceled for any reason, unless a notice thereof is also filed with the
23department of public instruction by the insurer at least 10 days prior to the date of
24termination or cancellation. An insurer that issues an insurance policy under this
25section that covers a private school participating in the program under s. 118.60 or
1119.23 shall notify the department of public instruction of any change made to the
2policy. A private school participating in the program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 shall
3immediately notify the department of public instruction that the school has received
4a notice of termination or cancellation from the insurer. The department of
5transportation shall revoke the registration of a school bus on which the policy has
6been terminated or canceled, effective on the date of termination or cancellation.
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121.53
(6) Within 10 days after its occurrence, every accident involving a motor
9vehicle while providing transportation under this subchapter shall be reported to the
10appropriate school board
or governing body of a private school or charter school.
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121.555
(1) (b) A motor vehicle transporting 10 or more passengers in addition
13to the operator and used temporarily to provide transportation for purposes specified
14under s. 340.01 (56) (a) when the school board or the governing body
of the private
15school requests the secretary of transportation to determine that an emergency
16exists because no regular transportation is available. The secretary of
17transportation shall approve or deny the request in writing. Any authorization
18granted under this paragraph shall specify the purpose and need for the emergency
19transportation service.
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121.555
(2m) Every school board and every governing body of a private school
22that provides pupil transportation services under this section shall require that
23there be filed with it and with the department of transportation a certificate of
24insurance showing that the insurance policy required under sub. (2) has been
25procured and is in effect for the entire school year which covers the owner and
1operator of the motor vehicle and the school board or governing body of the private
2school, or shall procure an insurance policy and file such certificate with the
3department of transportation. No such policy may be terminated prior to its
4expiration or canceled for any reason, unless a notice thereof is filed with the
5department of transportation and the school board or the governing body of the
6private school by the insurer at least 10 days prior to the date of termination or
7cancellation. No such policy which covers a private school participating in the
8program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 may be terminated prior to its expiration or
9canceled for any reason, unless a notice thereof is also filed with the department of
10public instruction by the insurer at least 10 days prior to the date of termination or
11cancellation. An insurer that issues an insurance policy under this section that
12covers a private school participating in the program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 shall
13notify the department of public instruction of any change made to the policy. A
14private school participating in the program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 shall
15immediately notify the department of public instruction that the school has received
16a notice of termination or cancellation from the insurer.
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17Section 1j. 340.01 (56) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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340.01
(56) (a) 1. Pupils to or from a public school as defined in s. 115.01 (1)
or, 19a private school as defined in s. 115.001 (3r)
, a charter school as defined in s. 115.001
20(1), or pupils to or from a technical college when required under s. 118.15 (1).
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21Section 1L. 341.03 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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22341.03 (title)
Operating vehicle after suspension, revocation, or
23cancellation of registration or without required insurance
.
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1341.03
(1) Prohibition. No person may operate or knowingly permit the
2operation of a motor vehicle if the registration for that vehicle is suspended, revoked
, 3or canceled under s. 285.30 (6) (d) or 342.255, ch. 344 or this chapter,
or if the
4registration for that vehicle is suspended, canceled
, or revoked under the law of
5another jurisdiction
, or, if required under s. 121.53 or 121.555 (2) (a), valid insurance
6is not current on the vehicle.
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343.12
(1m) (a) An employer that employs any person as an operator of a school
9bus is responsible for determining that each such person is qualified under this
10section to operate a school bus and for assuring that only employees so qualified
11operate the employer's school buses.
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(b) If an employer employs any person holding a commercial driver license to
13operate a school bus, the employer shall participate in the employer notification
14program under s. 343.247.
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15Section 1r. 343.12 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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343.12
(4) (b) The department shall, by rule, establish standards for the
17employment by an employer of a person under par. (a) as an operator of a school bus
18in this state. The rules may require the person to meet the qualifications contained
19in sub. (2), (2m), or (3) and any rules of the department applicable to residents, except
20that the rules shall require the person to meet the qualifications contained in sub.
21(2) (dm) and (em). The rules shall also require the employer to perform the actions
22specified in s. 121.555 (3) (a) 1. and 3.
An employer of a person under par. (a) is subject
23to the requirement under sub. (1m).
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24Section 1u. 343.12 (9) of the statutes is renumbered 343.12 (9) (a).
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25Section 1w. 343.12 (9) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
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1343.12
(9) (bm) Any employer that violates sub. (1m) shall forfeit not less than
2$20 nor more than $400.".
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Section 2m.
Effective dates. This act takes effect on the first day of the 7th
6month beginning after publication, except as follows:
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7(1) The treatment of section 347.447 of the statutes takes effect on the day after
8publication.".
