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The
House Committee on Education offers the following substitute to HB
936:
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 20-2-188 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to student transportation, so as to provide that the replacement allowance for
purchasing new school buses shall also be available to refurbish existing school
buses; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to
repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 20-2-188 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to student
transportation, is amended by adding a new subsection to read as
follows:
"(a.1)
Any funds that the State Board of Education allocates for school bus replacement
may be used by local boards of education to refurbish existing school buses.
Bus replacement funds may not be restricted by the state board for use only in
purchasing new or replacement school buses. Any school buses that are
refurbished using bus replacement funds from the state board shall not be
eligible for any further state funds for replacement or refurbishment. Any
school bus that is refurbished shall be subject to all safety and maintenance
inspection requirements provided for by law. Refurbishment of a school bus
shall be done by the original school bus manufacturer or by a dealer of such
manufacturer."
SECTION
2.
This
Act shall become effective on July 1, 2010.
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.