GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

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HOUSE BILL 653

Short Title:  School Bus Speed to 45 mph.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Ellis; Baddour, DeVane, Flaherty, and Kuczmarski.
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Referred to:  Transportation.
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March 29, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM SPEED FOR SCHOOL BUSES TO FORTY-FIVE MILES PER HOUR.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 20-218(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or drive a school bus loaded with children over the highways or public vehicular areas of North Carolina at a greater rate of speed than 45 miles per hour.
	School activity buses which are painted a different color from regular school buses and which are being used for transportation of students or others to or from places for participation in events other than regular classroom work shall not be operated at a greater rate of speed than 55 miles per hour.
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Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.