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TAPT Gulf Coast Winter Conference
Rebecca RochaTexas Department of Public SafetySchool Bus Transportation Program
Topics•83rd Legislature Regular Session•Illegal Passing Survey •Self Certification •SESPTC Scholarship
83rd Legislature Regular Session
• Friday, March 8, 2013 (60th day) Deadline for filing bills
• Monday, May 27, 2013 (140th day) Last day of 81st Regular Session
• Monday, August 26, 2013 (91st day following final adjournment) Date that bills without specific effective dates (that could not be effective immediately) become law
Texas Legislature OnlineMyTLO Login Page
www.legis.state.tx.us
• Website offers personalized viewing of legislative content
• Bill List: A custom list of bills created by your preference
• Bill Alert: Receive e-mail notification when bills on this custom list have selected significant actions added.
• Bill Subject: Receive alerts when bills are assigned a specific subject.
Where are we today?•Currently tracking one proposed bill
▫HB 1174 Relating to the penalties for illegally passing
a stopped school bus.
What to expect in the future?
•June TAPT Annual Conference in Lubbock▫Present a compiled list of passed legislation
affecting school bus transportation with their respective effective dates
One Day Illegal Passing Survey (04-10-13)
• Participation in National Pupil Transportation Survey
• Tools & Driver Forms available on DPS School Bus webpage
• Submit data via Survey Monkey by May 31, 2013
Medical Self-Certification
Deadline: January 30, 2014
Medical Self-Certification
•Applicable to all CDL holders (school bus drivers, coaches, principals, etc.)
•Must certify by January 30, 2014•Can change status at any time•As of November 2012:
•850,000 Texas CDL holders•197,707 CDL drivers have certified
(+23%)
SESPTC Buster Bynum Scholarship$2,500
• Posted on TAPT website • Application deadline is May 31, 2013• Award Guidelines: 1. Gross Taxable Family Income equal to or less than $75,000 for each of the past five years 2. Parent/Guardian be active employee in public school transportation during the past five years. 3. The student applicant above has at least a 3.0 (B) scholastic average, will graduate from a public high school, and will attend a postsecondary educational institution in the fall of 2013. 4. Letters of reference
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