School vehicles.

WORKING DRAFT
2008
STATE OF
WYOMING
08LSO-0060

SENATE FILE
NO.
SF0015

School vehicles.

Sponsored by:
Senator(s) Johnson

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; imposing maximum amounts of driving time for school vehicle drivers as specified; amending the definition of school bus to include the driver when determining the number of passengers a school bus may carry; creating a new definition for multipurpose school passenger vehicle; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.
W.S. 31
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7
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102(a)(xl) and by creating a new paragraph (xlix) and 31
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18
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303(e) are amended to read:

31
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7
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102.

Definitions.

(a)

As used in this act:

(xl)

"School bus" means every motor vehicle that is owned by or leased to or registered to a public school district and is used to transport children to or from school or in connection with school activities and is designed for and capable of carrying sixteen (16) or more passengers
, including the driver
, but not including buses operated by common carriers in transportation of school children or buses owned by a community college or the University of Wyoming;

(xlix)

"Multipurpose school passenger vehicle" means every motor vehicle that is owned by or leased to or registered to a public school district and is used to transport children to or from school or in connection with school activities and is designed for and capable of carrying
fifteen
(15) or less passengers, including the driver.

31
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303.

Authority of department to adopt rules and regulations governing drivers, equipment and hazardous materials; exceptions; maximum operating hours.

(e)

Intrastate, for-hire transportation of passengers in vehicles with an occupant capacity of seven (7) or more, but not more than fifteen (15), is subject to
T
he hours of service requirements of 49 CFR Part 395 as it applies to vehicles with occupant capacities of fifteen (15) or more, as adopted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section
,
.

shall apply to:

(i)

Intrastate, for-hire transportation of passengers in vehicles with an occupant capacity of seven (7) or more, but not more than fifteen (15);

(ii)

School buses as defined by W.S. 31
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7
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102(a)(xl); and

(iii)

Multipurpose school passenger vehicles as defined by W.S. 31
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7
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102(a)(xlix).

Section 2.
This act is effective July 1, 2008.

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