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2011 - 2012 LEGISLATURE
March 5, 2012 - Introduced by Senator Leibham, cosponsored by Representative
Endsley. Referred to Committee on Transportation and Elections.
SB547,1,2
1An Act to create 347.447 of the statutes;
relating to: safety mirrors on school
2buses.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill expressly authorizes a school bus to be equipped with a supplemental
mirror system, mounted on the passenger side of the school bus and designed to
enhance operator visibility of children near the passenger side of the school bus, if
the supplemental mirror system does not make inoperative or diminish the
performance of any other mirror or safety device required on the school bus.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB547, s. 1
3Section
1. 347.447 of the statutes is created to read:
SB547,2,2
4347.447 Additional safety mirrors on school buses. A school bus that is
5painted as provided in s. 347.44 may be equipped with a supplemental mirror
6system, mounted on the passenger side of the school bus and designed to enhance
7operator visibility of children near the passenger side of the school bus, if the
1supplemental mirror system does not make inoperative or diminish the performance
2of any other mirror or safety device required on the school bus.
