An Act to Clarify and Update the Laws Concerning the Types of Transportation Vehicle Used to Transport Children LR0475(02)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1018
Committee Amendment CA_A_H333 (House)
Amends: 29-A MRSA §2309

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "Ii" to H.P. 739, L.D. 1018, Bill, 
Act To Clarify and Update the 
Laws 
Concerning the Types 
Transportation Vehicle Used To Transport Children" 
"An 
of 
Amend 
the bill 
in 
section 
by 
striking out 
all 
of 
subsection I-A (page 1, lines 6 to 15 in L.D.) and inserting in 
its place the following: 
'1-A. Allowable alternative vehicle. "Allowable alternative 
vehicle" means a vehicle that: 
A. 
Is designed to carry 10 or more people. including the 
driver; 
B. 
Meets all the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards of 
Code of Federal Regulations. Part 571 or as subsequently 
amended. that are applicable to school buses, except for 
those provisions pertaining to lamps, reflective devices and 
associated equipment in 49 Code of Federal Regulations. Part 
571.108 
and 
those 
provisions 
pertaining 
to 
school 
bus 
pedestrian safety devices in 49 Code of Federal Regulations, 
Part 571.131: 
C. 
Meets all the provisions of this Title pertaining to 
school 
buses. 
except 
for 
section 
2302. 
subsection 
1. 
paragraphs A to E and G and H: section 2304, subsection 1. 
paragraphs A to C and E: and section 2308: and 
D. 
Is operated by a full-service transportation provider or 
urban fixed-route transit provider. ' 
Further amend the bill by striking out all of section 2 and 
inserting in its place the following: 
Page l-LR0475(2) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,~ 
.. to H,P, 739, L.D. 101B 
'Sec. 2. 29-A MRS A §2302, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 
683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is repealed. 
Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §2309, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. 
A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is repealed and the following 
enacted in its place: 
§2309. Exemptions 
The following. except for allowable alternative vehicles and 
school buses. are exempt from this subchapter: 
1. 
Vehicle used b,y day care facility. 
A vehicle designed 
to carry 15 or fewer passengers. including the driver. used to 
transport 
children 
by 
a 
day 
care 
facility. 
except 
when 
transporting children to and from school; and 
2. 
Vehicle used for transportation to nonschool-based Head 
Start facility. 
Until January 1. 
2006 
a vehicle designed to 
carry 15 or fewer passengers. 
including the driver. 
used to 
transport children to a nonschoo1-based Head Start facility if 
the vehicle was placed in service prior to October I. 2003.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment amends the term "allowable alternate vehicle" 
and its definition to 
address 
an existing conflict between 
current state and federal regulations regarding transportation 
services 
for 
school 
children. 
This 
amendment 
authorizes 
the 
limited 
use 
of 
allowable 
alternative 
vehicles 
for 
school 
transportation 
with 
specific 
exemptions 
from 
current 
laws 
regarding equipment standards for school buses. 
This 
amendment 
exempts 
certain 
vehicles 
used 
for 
the 
transport of children to nonschool-based Head Start facilities, 
but only until January 1, 2006. 
Alternative allowable vehicles 
and school buses are specifically not exempt. 
FISCAL :\OTE REQrIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
, 
Revised: 05/09/03 ~ac. 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1018 
An Act to Clarify and Update the Laws Concerning the Types of 
Transportation Vehicle Used to Transport Children 
LR0475(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" " 
Committee: Transportation 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor savings - General Fund 
Minor revenue decrease - General Fund 
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements 
Eliminates certain traffic violations by providing exemptions to certain standards for school buses. 
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