Senate Bill #200 (2017)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION OF PUPILS - BUS TRANSPORTATION
Permits school committees to fulfill the student transportation obligations by using "pupil transportation vehicles" as defined in section 31-22.1-1.
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2017-02-02: Introduced, referred to Senate Education
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2017-03-20: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/22/2017)
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2017-03-22: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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2017-05-26: Scheduled for consideration (05/31/2017)
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2017-05-31: Committee recommends passage of Sub A
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2017-06-01: Placed on Senate Calendar (06/07/2017)
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2017-06-07: Senate passed Sub A
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2017-06-08: Referred to House H.E.W.
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2017-06-24: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/27/2017)
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2017-06-24: Scheduled for consideration (06/27/2017)
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2017-06-27: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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2017-06-29: Scheduled for consideration (06/29/2017)
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2017-06-29: Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence
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2017-06-30: Placed on House Calendar (06/30/2017)
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2017-09-18: Placed on House Calendar (09/19/2017)
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2017-09-19: House passed Sub A in concurrence
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2017-10-03: Transmitted to Governor
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2017-10-11: Effective without Governor's signature
Changes since original draft
2017 – S 0200- 2017 – S 0200 SUBSTITUTE A
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LC001020- LC001020/SUB A
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S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2017 ____________ A N A C T RELATING TO EDUCATION OF PUPILS - BUS TRANSPORTATION- S TATE OF RHODE IS L AND
- IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
- JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2017
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- A N A C T
- RELATING TO EDUCATION OF PUPILS - BUS TRANSPORTATION
- Introduced By: Senator Roger Picard
- Date Introduced: February 02, 2017
- Referred To: Senate Education
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:- It is enacted by the GeneralAssembly as follows:
- SECTION 1. Section 16-21-1 of the General Laws in Chapter 16-21 entitled "Health and Safety of Pupils" is hereby amended to read as follows:
- 16-21-1. Transportation of public and private school pupils.
(a) The school committee of any town or city shall provide suitable transportation, that may include, but is not limited to, pupil transportation vehicles as defined in §31-22.1-1, to and from school for pupils attending public and private schools of elementary and high school grades, except private schools that are operated for profit, who reside so far from the public or private school which the pupil attends as to make the pupil's regular attendance at school impractical and for any pupil whose regular attendance would otherwise be impracticable on account of physical disability or infirmity. (b) For transportation provided to children enrolled in grades kindergarten through five (5), school bus monitors, other than the school bus driver, shall be required on all school bound and home bound routes. Variances to the requirement for a school bus monitor may be granted by the commissioner of elementary and secondary education if he or she finds that an alternative plan provides substantially equivalent safety for children. For the purposes of this section a "school bus monitor" means any person sixteen (16) years of age or older. (c) No school committee shall negotiate, extend, or renew any transportation contract unless such contract enables the district to participate in the statewide transportation system, without penalty to the district, upon implementation of the statewide transportation system described in RIGL §§ 16-21.1-7 and 16-21.1-8. Notice of the implementation of the statewide transportation system for in-district transportation shall be provided in writing by the department of elementary and secondary education to the superintendent of each district upon implementation. Upon implementation of the statewide system of transportation for all students, each school committee shall purchase transportation services for their own resident students by accessing the statewide system on a fee-for-service basis for each student; provided, however, that any school committee that fulfills its transportation obligations primarily through the use of district-owned buses or district employees may continue to do so. Variances to the requirement for the purchase of transportation services through the statewide transportation system for non- public and non-shared routes may be granted by the commissioner of elementary and secondary education if the commissioner finds that an alternative system is more cost effective. All fees paid for transportation services provided to students under the statewide system shall be paid into a statewide student transportation services restricted receipt account within the department of elementary and secondary education. Payments from the account shall be limited to payments to the transportation service provider and transportation system consultants. This restricted receipt account shall not be subject to the indirect cost recoveries provisions set forth in § 35-4-27. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.- (a) The school committee of any town or city shall provide suitable transportation, that may include, but is not limited to, pupil transportation vehicles as defined in §31-22.1-1, to and from school for pupils attending public and private schools of elementary and high schoolgrades, except private schools that are operated for profit, who reside so far from the public or private school which the pupil attends as to make the pupil's regular attendance at schoolimpracticaland for any pupil whose regular attendance would otherwise be impracticable on account of physical disability or infirmity.
- (1) The school committee of any town or city using a pupil transportation vehicle as defined in §31-22.1-1 shall comply with the requirements of subsection (b) of this section, notwithstanding the provisions of §31-22.1-3(6).
- (b) For transportation provided to children enrolled in grades kindergarten through five (5), school bus monitors, other than the school bus driver, shall be required on all school bound and home bound routes. Variances to the requirement for a schoolbus monitor may be granted by the commissioner of elementary and secondary education if he or she finds that an alternative plan provides substantially equivalent safety for children. For the purposes of this section a "school bus monitor" means any person sixteen (16) years of age or older.
- (c) No school committee shall negotiate, extend, or renew any transportation contract unless such contract enables the district to participate in the statewide transportation system, without penalty to the district, upon implementation of the statewide transportation system described in RIGL §§ 16-21.1-7 and 16-21.1-8. Notice of the implementation of the statewide transportation system for in-district transportation shall be provided in writing by the department of elementary and secondary education to the superintendent of each district upon implementation. Upon implementation of the statewide system of transportation for all students, each school committee shall purchase transportation services for their own resident students by accessing the statewide system on a fee-for-service basis for each student; provided, however, that any school committee that fulfills its transportation obligations primarily through the use of district-owned buses or district employees may continue to do so. Variances to the requirement for the purchase of transportation services through the statewide transportation system for non- public and non-shared routes may be granted by the commissioner of elementary and secondary education if the commissioner finds that an alternative system is more cost effective. Allfees paid for transportation services provided to students under the statewide system shall be paid into a statewide student transportation services restricted receipt account within the department of elementary and secondary education. Payments from the account shall be limited to payments to the transportation service provider and transportation system consultants. This restricted receipt account shall not be subject to the indirect cost recoveries provisions set forth in § 35-4-27.
- SECTION 2. This act shalltake effect upon passage.
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LC001020- LC001020/SUB A
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EXPLANATION BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF A N A C T RELATING TO EDUCATION OF PUPILS - BUS TRANSPORTATION ***- LC001020/SUB A - Page 2of 3
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- This act would permit school committees to fulfill the student transportation obligations by using "pupil transportation vehicles" as defined in §31-22.1-1.
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Votes
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June 07, 2017 at 4:35pm
Yeas: 36 /
Nays: 0 /
Not voting: 1 /
Recused: 0
Floor vote for PASSAGE
IN CONCURRENCE
September 19, 2017 at 8:09pm
Yeas: 64 /
Nays: 0 /
Not voting: 11 /
Recused: 0