This Amendment requires each district and non-district public school to report annually to the Department of Education, by January 1, the number of charges and convictions relating to a person intentionally interfering with the operation of a school bus under § 1301(a)(3) of Title 11.

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not become law as it was defeated in the House.

School Bus Safety Reporting

This amendment requires public schools to report annually on incidents where someone is charged or convicted for interfering with school buses, and for the Department of Education to compile these reports by June 1.

What This Bill Does

• Requires all district and non-district public schools to report by January 1 each year how many times people were charged or convicted for interfering with school buses.
• The Department of Education must collect this information from the schools and create a summary report.
• By June 1, the Department of Education needs to send its summary report to the General Assembly and the Director and Librarian of the Division of Legislative Services.

Who It Names or Affects

• Public schools in the state
• The Department of Education
• The General Assembly
• The Director and the Librarian of the Division of Legislative Services

Terms To Know

conviction

When a court decides someone is guilty of breaking the law.

aggregate

To combine or add up information from different sources to make one total report.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill was defeated in the House and did not become a law.
• It does not specify what happens if schools do not submit their reports on time.
• There is no mention of how this information will be used after it is reported.

Official Summary Text

This Amendment requires each district and non-district public school to report annually to the Department of Education, by January 1, the number of charges and convictions relating to a person intentionally interfering with the operation of a school bus under § 1301(a)(3) of Title 11. In turn, the Department of Education shall report annually, by June 1, to the General Assembly and the Director and the Librarian of the Division of Legislative Services the aggregate of the data collected from the schools.

Current Bill Text

Legislation Document

SPONSOR:

Rep. S. Moore

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

SENATE BILL NO. 48

AMEND Senate Bill No. 48 as amended by Senate Amendment No. 1 to Senate Bill No. 48 by inserting after line 18 the following:

“

(e)(1) Each district and non-district public school in this State shall report annually to the Department of Education no later than January 1 the number of charges and convictions under paragraph (a)(3) of this section relating to that school.

(2) The Department of Education shall submit an annual report that aggregates the data reported to the Department under paragraph (e)(1) of this section to the General Assembly and the Director and the Librarian of the Division of Legislative Services not later than June 1.

Section 2. The first annual report under § 1301(e)(1) of Title 11 is due by [the first January 1 after this Act is enacted]. The first annual report under § 1301(e)(2) of Title 11 is due by [the first June 1 after this Act is enacted].”

SYNOPSIS

This Amendment requires each district and non-district public school to report annually to the Department of Education, by January 1, the number of charges and convictions relating to a person intentionally interfering with the operation of a school bus under § 1301(a)(3) of Title 11. In turn, the Department of Education shall report annually, by June 1, to the General Assembly and the Director and the Librarian of the Division of Legislative Services the aggregate of the data collected from the schools.