SCHOOLS IN S. FLORIDA RECOGNIZED SPORTS FINAL Edition

ANSWER: A seatbelt requirement for large school buses would require an act of the Florida Legislature or the State Board of Education. Seatbelts are not required by either state or federal governments on large school buses, and those purchased by school districts through the state purchasing pool do...

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Published inSun-sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Main Author LYNETTE NORRIS Special to the Sun-Sentinel
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Fort Lauderdale Tribune Publishing Company, LLC 24.07.1994
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Summary:ANSWER: A seatbelt requirement for large school buses would require an act of the Florida Legislature or the State Board of Education. Seatbelts are not required by either state or federal governments on large school buses, and those purchased by school districts through the state purchasing pool do not come with factory-installed seatbelts. However, smaller school buses and vans do have seatbelts because they are required by the federal government.