SENATE BILL No. 926

January 25, 2000, Introduced by Senator YOUNG and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled

"The Michigan penal code,"

(MCL 750.1 to 750.568) by adding section 81d.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 SEC. 81D. (1) A PERSON WHO ASSAULTS OR BATTERS AN INDIVID-

2 UAL WHO IS OPERATING A SCHOOL BUS OR PUPIL TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE

3 OR WHO IS OTHERWISE ENGAGED IN HIS OR HER DUTIES AS THE OPERATOR

4 OF A SCHOOL BUS OR A PUPIL TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE, AND CAUSES

5 PHYSICAL INJURY TO THAT INDIVIDUAL, IS GUILTY OF A FELONY PUNISH-

6 ABLE BY IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE THAN 4 YEARS OR A FINE OF NOT

7 MORE THAN $2,500.00, OR BOTH.

8 (2) AS USED IN THIS SECTION:

9 (A) "PUPIL TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE" MEANS THAT TERM AS

10 DEFINED IN SECTION 5 OF THE PUPIL TRANSPORTATION ACT, 1990 PA

11 187, MCL 257.1805.

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1 (B) "SCHOOL BUS" MEANS THAT TERM AS DEFINED IN SECTION 7 OF

2 THE PUPIL TRANSPORTATION ACT, 1990 PA 187, MCL 257.1807.

3 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90

4 days after the date it is enacted.

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