S 328 Session 110 (1993-1994)
S 0328 General Bill, By Washington, Bryan, Ford, Glover, Jackson, Matthews,
Patterson and Waldrep
A Bill to amend Section 59-67-515, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
relating to speed limit of school buses, so as to increase the speed limit to
forty-five miles an hour.
01/28/93 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-5
01/28/93 Senate Referred to Committee on Education SJ-5
03/25/93 Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
Education SJ-9
03/30/93 Senate Amended SJ-43
03/30/93 Senate Read second time SJ-44
03/30/93 Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
amendments SJ-44
03/31/93 Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-10
04/01/93 House Introduced and read first time HJ-24
04/01/93 House Referred to Committee on Education and Public
Works HJ-24
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED
March 30, 1993
S. 328
Introduced by SENATORS Washington, Bryan, Patterson, Matthews,
Waldrep, Ford, Glover and Jackson
S. Printed 3/30/93--S.
Read the first time January 28, 1993.
A BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 59-67-515, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH
CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SPEED LIMIT OF SCHOOL
BUSES, SO AS TO INCREASE THE SPEED LIMIT TO FORTY-FIVE
MILES AN HOUR.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 59-67-515 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act
351 of 1992, is amended to read:
"Section 59-67-515. No public school bus may be operated in
this State in excess of thirty-five forty-five miles an
hour, except as provided in Section 59-67-525 when
traveling on a highway with a posted maximum speed above fifty-five
miles per hour, or when traveling to and from special events which
necessitate travel on interstate or state primary highways. Special event
variances from the authorized speed limit for public school buses must
be obtained by written authorization from the Department of Education.
In no instance may the public school bus be authorized to exceed the
speed of fifty-five miles an hour."
SECTION 2. Section 59-57-625 of the 1976 Code is repealed.
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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