A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to require the state board of education to issue rules requiring fire suppression equipment in all school buses.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 115C‑240 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(c1)	The State Board of Education shall issue rules requiring the installation of vehicle fire suppression systems in all school buses purchased during or after the 2003-2004 fiscal year. The State Board of Education shall issue rules requiring the retrofitting of vehicle suppression systems in all school buses by December 31, 2010."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.