HOUSE BILL No. 6150


     May 29, 2002, Introduced by Reps. Kolb, Bovin, Richardville, Anderson, Schauer, Gieleghem, Phillips, Rivet, Dennis and
Lemmons and referred to the Committee on Education.


        A bill to amend 1990 PA 187, entitled

   "The pupil transportation act,"

   (MCL 257.1801 to 257.1877) by adding section 40.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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             SEC. 40.  (1) THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE SHALL COMMIS-

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        SION A PILOT STUDY TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF DIESEL PARTICULATE

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        MATTER IN THE AIR OF DIESEL-POWERED SCHOOL BUSES WHILE THE BUSES

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        ARE TRANSPORTING STUDENTS TO OR FROM A SCHOOL.  THE DEPARTMENT

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        MAY CONTRACT WITH A COMPETENT AGENCY OR PRIVATE ENTITY THAT IS

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        QUALIFIED TO CONDUCT THE STUDY PRESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (2).

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             (2) THE PILOT STUDY SHALL INCLUDE TESTING SUFFICIENT AIR

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        SAMPLES IN BOTH KIND AND NUMBER, THAT CONFORM WITH GENERALLY

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        ACCEPTED SCIENTIFIC METHODS.  THE STUDY SHALL ALSO INCLUDE

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        SAMPLES FROM A GEOGRAPHICAL CROSS-SECTION OF THE STATE INCLUDING




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        SAMPLES FROM BUSES IN URBAN AND RURAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND FROM

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        ECONOMICALLY DIVERSE SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

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             (3) THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE SHALL REPORT THE RESULTS

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        OF THE PILOT STUDY TO THE LEGISLATURE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF EDU-

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        CATION WITHIN 1 YEAR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.

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        IN ADDITION, THE RESULTS OF THE PILOT STUDY REPORTED TO THE LEG-

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        ISLATURE SHALL BE POSTED ON THE WEBSITES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF

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        STATE POLICE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.








































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