The bill aims to enhance safety measures in school transportation by mandating the use of passenger restraint systems in school buses. It introduces a new provision that stipulates if a school district fails to either place a proposal for the implementation of these systems on the ballot for the next school election or does not take action to purchase, install, and maintain the required restraint systems, state transportation funding allocated to that district will be withheld.

This amendment to Arkansas Code 6-19-130 adds a new subsection (g) that outlines the conditions under which funding will be withheld, thereby incentivizing school districts to comply with the new safety requirements. The bill emphasizes the importance of ensuring that all newly purchased school buses are equipped with these passenger restraint systems to enhance the safety of students during transportation.

Statutes affected:
Old version HB1536 V2 - 3-11-2025 02:35 PM: 6-19-130
Old version HB1536 V3 - 3-17-2025 10:04 AM: 6-19-130
Old version HB1536 Original - 2-20-2025 09:18 AM: 6-19-130
HB 1536: 6-19-130