New Hampshire 2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted 7 D cosponsors

SB 443 — relative to the definition of school transportation vehicle.

Last action — Signed by the Governor on 06/14/2024; Chapter 0086; Effective 08/13/2024

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 12, 2023. Enacted.

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  • Enacted

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  • 11 sponsors

    1 primary, 10 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (7 D).

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Bill Text

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This bill establishes a definition for school transportation vehicles and sets licensing and inspection requirements for their drivers.

  • RSA 259

    259:96-b School Transportation Vehicle. “School transportation vehicle” shall mean a private passenger vehicle as defined by RSA 259:81, which is used by an employee or subcontractor of a company focused exclusively on providing student transportation solutions to transport school children to and from nonpublic or public school and school-related activities while under contract with a municipality, municipal board, or educational institutions.

    Defines school transportation vehicles for the purpose of transportation regulation.

  • RSA 189

    189:6-f Pupils Transported in a School Transportation Vehicle. I. Pupils may be transported to or from school and school-related activities in a school transportation vehicle as defined by RSA 259:96-b, which is approved by the division of motor vehicles of the department of safety and operated by a driver who holds a valid school bus driver’s certificate as provided in RSA 263:29, in accordance with rules adopted pursuant to RSA 265:58. II. The department of education, a school district, or a private school may contract with a provider of school transportation vehicle services. III. Pupils with disabilities may be transported to or from school and school-related activities in a school transportation vehicle unless the pupil's individualized education program as defined in RSA 186-C:2, III, or the pupil's accommodation plan pursuant to section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. section 794, states that such a vehicle shall not be used.

    Allows the use of school transportation vehicles for transporting pupils while ensuring safety and compliance standards.

  • RSA 263:29

    The owner of any school bus or provider of school transportation vehicle services transporting children to and from any private or public school, or the owner of any bus owned or used by a religious organization or a nonprofit organization used exclusively as a bus for the transportation of its members in connection with functions of the organization, shall submit to the authorities in the town or city or to the organization which pays for said transportation a list of names of the persons who are to drive the buses or school transportation vehicles used in such transportation. → The owner of any school bus or provider of school transportation vehicle services transporting children to and from any private or public school shall submit to the authorities in the town or city a list of names of the persons who are to drive the buses or school transportation vehicles used in such transportation.

    Clarifies the requirement for submission of driver names for school buses and school transportation vehicles.

  • RSA 263:29-a

    [school bus] → school transportation

    Expands the scope of qualifications to include school transportation vehicles.

  • RSA 266:7

    The director shall have authority, through his duly authorized agents, to inspect any motor vehicle used for the purpose of transporting school children to any school to determine its fitness for such purpose, and if he finds that such vehicle is unfit, he may refuse to permit it to be designated as a school bus or school transportation vehicle.

    Grants the director authority to inspect vehicles designated for school transportation.

  • RSA 189:13-b

    I. The department shall complete a criminal history records check on all school bus or school transportation vehicle drivers as would school administrative units, school districts, and chartered public schools pursuant to RSA 189:13-a.

    Requires a criminal history record check for all drivers of school transportation vehicles.

Amendments

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Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor on 06/14/2024; Chapter 0086; Effective 08/13/2024

  2. Enrolled 05/30/2024 HJ 15 P. 10

  3. Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/23/2024); SJ 15

  4. Ought to Pass: MA VV 05/02/2024 HJ 12 P. 9

  5. Committee Report: Ought to Pass 04/09/2024 (Vote 19-0; CC) HC 17 P. 7

  6. Executive Session: 04/09/2024 01:00 pm LOB 205-207

  7. Public Hearing: 03/26/2024 10:30 am LOB 205-207

  8. Introduced 03/07/2024 and referred to Education HJ 7 P. 110

  9. Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/07/2024; SJ 6

  10. Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/07/2024, Vote 7-0; SC 9

  11. Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-0515s, MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 02/15/2024; SJ 4

  12. Committee Amendment # 2024-0515s, AA, VV; 02/15/2024; SJ 4

  13. Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-0515s, 02/15/2024; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 7

  14. Hearing: 01/23/2024, Room 101, LOB, 09:00 am; SC 4

  15. To Be Introduced 01/03/2024 and Referred to Education; SJ 1

Sponsors

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 443?
SB 443 is sponsored by Debra Altschiller (Democrat), Donovan Fenton (Democrat), Suzanne Prentiss (Democrat), Cindy Rosenwald (Democrat), Michael Cahill (Democrat), David Watters (Democrat), Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (Democrat), Lou D'Allesandro, Donna M. Soucy, Rebecca G. Whitley, and Angela Brennan.
What is the current status of SB 443?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 12, 2023. Enacted.
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