CHAPTER 293
H.P. 739 - L.D. 1018
An Act To Clarify and Update the Laws Concerning the Types of Transportation Vehicle Used To Transport Children
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2301, sub-§§1-A, 1-B and 6 are enacted to read:
1-A. Allowable alternative vehicle. "Allowable alternative vehicle" means a vehicle that:
A. Is designed to carry 10 or more people, including the driver;
B. Meets all the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards of 49 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 571 or as subsequently amended, that are applicable to school buses, except for those provisions pertaining to lamps, reflective devices and associated equipment in 49 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 571.108 and those provisions pertaining to school bus pedestrian safety devices in 49 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 571.131;
C. Meets all the provisions of this Title pertaining to school buses, except for section 2302, subsection 1, paragraphs A to E and G and H; section 2304, subsection 1, paragraphs A to C and E; and section 2308; and
D. Is operated by a full-service transportation provider or urban fixed-route transit provider.
1-B. Full service transportation provider. "Full service transportation provider" has the same meaning as defined in rules adopted by the Department of Human Services pertaining to transportation services for health care providers.
6. Urban fixed-route transit provider. "Urban fixed-route transit provider" means a transit district or a regional transportation corporation, as defined in Title 30-A, section 3501, that provides public transportation within one or more municipalities on prescribed routes at prescribed times.
Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §2302, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is repealed.
Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §2309, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
The following, except for allowable alternative vehicles and school buses, are exempt from this subchapter:
1. Vehicle used by day care facility. A vehicle designed to carry 15 or fewer passengers, including the driver, used to transport children by a day care facility, except when transporting children to and from school; and
2. Vehicle used for transportation to nonschool-based Head Start facility. Until January 1, 2006 a vehicle designed to carry 15 or fewer passengers, including the driver, used to transport children to a nonschool-based Head Start facility if the vehicle was placed in service prior to October 1, 2003.
Effective September 13, 2003, unless otherwise indicated.
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