Florida Statute on Seat Belts in School Buses
02/15/2017
With the many articles in the media about seat belts and school buses, here is the official rule for Florida:
The 2016 Florida Statutes
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316.6145 School buses; safety belts or other restraint systems required.—
(1)(a) Each school bus that is purchased new after December 31, 2000, and used to transport students in grades pre-K through 12 must be equipped with safety belts or with any other restraint system approved by the Federal Government in a number sufficient to allow each student who is being transported to use a separate safety belt or restraint system. These safety belts must meet the standards required under s. 316.614. A school bus that was purchased prior to December 31, 2000, is not required to be equipped with safety belts. .... |
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