HB 79 – AS INTRODUCED
2007 SESSION
04/10
HOUSE BILL 79
AN ACT relative to the safety of school bus stops.
SPONSORS: Rep. Davis, Merr 7; Rep. Yeaton, Merr 8; Rep. Hamm, Merr 4; Rep. Greco, Merr 7; Rep. Porter, Merr 8
This bill requires a superintendent, upon the request of a parent, to review the safety of a school bus stop location.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
07-0307
04/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven
AN ACT relative to the safety of school bus stops.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 School Boards; Transportation, and Instruction of Pupils; Limitations and Additions. Amend RSA 189:8 to read as follows:
189:8 Limitations and Additions.
I. Pupils entitled to transportation in accordance with RSA 189:6 may be required to walk a distance not to exceed one mile to a school bus stop established by the local school board. Pupils residing in areas which are inaccessible by a local school district’s established mode of transportation may be required to walk a distance not to exceed 1½ miles to a school bus stop, provided that the vehicle, route, and schedule have been approved by the commissioner of education.
II. School districts shall assure that pupils shall not be subject to unsafe conditions while walking the required distance to a school bus stop and that the school bus stop is established in a safe location. Upon receipt of a written request by a parent to review the safety of a school bus stop location, the superintendent shall evaluate the safety of the school bus stop location, including a visit to the school bus stop, and shall present his or her findings in writing to the parent within 30 days of the request. The state board of education, upon written request of a parent, shall review the decision of a superintendent on the issue of the safety of the location of a school bus stop within 30 days of the request.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.