Requires all school buses in Massachusetts to be equipped with seatbelts for each seating accommodation.

This bill mandates that all school buses in Massachusetts, whether public, charter, vocational, private, or parochial, must be equipped with seatbelts for each permanent seating accommodation. It requires compliance with applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. Additionally, any person or company contracting with a school district or a charter, vocational, private, or parochial school for the transportation of school children must notify the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education that their school buses meet these requirements.

Requires all school buses in Massachusetts to be equipped with seatbelts for each seating accommodation.

This bill mandates that all school buses in Massachusetts, whether public, charter, vocational, private, or parochial, must be equipped with seatbelts for each permanent seating accommodation. It requires compliance with applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. Additionally, any person or company contracting with a school district or a charter, vocational, private, or parochial school for the transportation of school children must notify the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education that their school buses meet these requirements.