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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
March 11, 2008 - Introduced by Representative Molepske. Referred to Committee
on Transportation.
AB937,1,2
1An Act to amend 346.95 (1); and
to create 346.94 (20) of the statutes;
relating
2to: school bus seating positions and providing a penalty.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill prohibits a person from operating a school bus if any child is seated in
a seating position in the rearmost two rows of the school bus, unless all seating
positions except those in the rearmost two rows are occupied. A person who violates
this prohibition may be required to forfeit not less than $20 nor more than $40 for
the first offense and not less than $50 nor more than $100 for the second or
subsequent conviction within one year.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB937, s. 1
3Section
1. 346.94 (20) of the statutes is created to read:
AB937,1,64
346.94
(20) School bus seating positions. (a) Except as provided in par. (b),
5no person may operate a school bus if any child is seated in a seating position in the
6rearmost 2 rows of the school bus.
AB937,2,27
(b) If all seating positions in all rows except the rearmost 2 rows of the school
8bus are occupied, any child may be seated in a seating position in the 2nd to the
1rearmost row until all seating positions in that row are occupied, and then any child
2may be seated in a seating position in the rearmost row of the school bus.
AB937, s. 2
3Section
2. 346.95 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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346.95
(1) Any person violating s. 346.87, 346.88, 346.89 (2), 346.90 to 346.92
, 5or 346.94 (1), (9), (10), (11), (12)
or, (15)
, or (20) may be required to forfeit not less than
6$20 nor more than $40 for the first offense and not less than $50 nor more than $100
7for the 2nd or subsequent conviction within a year.
AB937,2,109
(1) This act first applies to vehicles operated on the effective date of this
10subsection.
AB937,2,1312
(1)
This act takes effect on the first day of the 3rd month beginning after
13publication.
