Assembly Bill No. 2–Committee on Education

Prefiled December 18, 1998

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Referred to Committee on Education

 

SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing transportation of pupils on public buses. (BDR 34-326)

FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.

Effect on the State or on Industrial Insurance: No.

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted. Green numbers along left margin indicate location on the printed bill (e.g., 5-15 indicates page 5, line 15).

 

AN ACT relating to the transportation of pupils; revising provisions governing the authority of the boards of trustees of school districts to purchase tickets for the transportation of pupils on public buses; authorizing fully regulated carriers to provide reduced rates to the boards of trustees of school districts for the transportation of pupils; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

1-1 Section 1. NRS 392.330 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2 392.330 1. In addition to the purposes authorized by NRS 392.320, a

1-3 board of trustees may use transportation funds of the school district for:

1-4 (a) Arranging and paying for transportation, in accordance with subsection

1-5 2, by motor vehicles or otherwise, by contract or such other arrangement as

1-6 the board of trustees finds most economical, expedient and feasible and for

1-7 the best interests of the school district.

1-8 (b) Purchasing tickets at reduced rates for the transportation of pupils,

1-9 including, without limitation, homeless pupils, on public buses for use by

1-10 pupils enrolled in middle school, junior high school and high school to

1-11 travel to and from school.

1-12 2. [Such transportation] Transportation may be arranged and contracted

1-13 for by a board of trustees with:

1-14 (a) Any railroad company holding a certificate of public convenience and

1-15 necessity issued by the public utilities commission of Nevada or bus company

1-16 or other licensed common carrier holding a certificate of public convenience

1-17 and necessity issued by the transportation services authority.

2-1 (b) The owners and operators of private automobiles or other private

2-2 motor vehicles, including parents of pupils who attend school and are entitled

2-3 to transportation. When required by the board of trustees, every such private

2-4 automobile or other private motor vehicle regularly transporting pupils must

2-5 be insured in the amount required by regulation of the state board against the

2-6 loss and damage described in subsection 2 of NRS 392.320.

2-7 Sec. 2. NRS 706.351 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-8 706.351 1. It is unlawful for:

2-9 (a) A fully regulated carrier to furnish any pass, frank, free or reduced

2-10 rates for transportation to any state, city, district, county or municipal officer

2-11 of this state or to any person other than those specifically enumerated in this

2-12 section.

2-13 (b) Any person other than those specifically enumerated in this section to

2-14 receive any pass, frank, free or reduced rates for transportation.

2-15 2. This section does not prevent the carriage, storage or hauling free or at

2-16 reduced rates of passengers or property for charitable organizations or

2-17 purposes for the United States, the State of Nevada or any political

2-18 subdivision thereof.

2-19 3. This chapter does not prohibit a fully regulated common carrier from

2-20 giving free or reduced rates for transportation of persons to:

2-21 (a) Its own officers, commission agents or employees, or members of any

2-22 profession licensed under Title 54 of NRS retained by it, and members of

2-23 their families.

2-24 (b) Inmates of hospitals or charitable institutions and persons over 60 years

2-25 of age.

2-26 (c) Persons who are physically handicapped or mentally handicapped and

2-27 who present a written statement from a physician to that effect.

2-28 (d) Persons injured in accidents or wrecks and physicians and nurses

2-29 attending such persons.

2-30 (e) Persons providing relief in cases of common disaster.

2-31 (f) Attendants of livestock or other property requiring the care of an

2-32 attendant, who must be given return passage to the place of shipment, if there

2-33 is no discrimination among shippers of a similar class.

2-34 (g) Officers, agents, employees or members of any profession licensed

2-35 under Title 54 of NRS, together with members of their families, who are

2-36 employed by or affiliated with other common carriers, if there is an

2-37 interchange of free or reduced rates for transportation.

2-38 (h) Indigent, destitute or homeless persons when under the care or

2-39 responsibility of charitable societies, institutions or hospitals, together with

2-40 the necessary agents employed in such transportation.

2-41 (i) Students of institutions of learning [.] , including, without limitation,

2-42 homeless students, whether the free or reduced rate is given directly to a

2-43 student or to the board of trustees of a school district on behalf of a student.

3-1 (j) Groups of persons participating in a tour for a purpose other than

3-2 transportation.

3-3 4. This section does not prohibit common motor carriers from giving free

3-4 or reduced rates for the transportation of property of:

3-5 (a) Their officers, commission agents or employees, or members of any

3-6 profession licensed under Title 54 of NRS retained by them, or pensioned or

3-7 disabled former employees, together with that of their dependents.

3-8 (b) Witnesses attending any legal investigations in which such carriers are

3-9 interested.

3-10 (c) Persons providing relief in cases of common disaster.

3-11 (d) Charitable organizations providing food and items for personal hygiene

3-12 to needy persons or to other charitable organizations within this state.

3-13 5. This section does not prohibit the authority from establishing reduced

3-14 rates, fares or charges for specified routes or schedules of any common motor

3-15 carrier providing transit service if the reduced rates, fares or charges are

3-16 determined by the authority to be in the public interest.

3-17 6. Only fully regulated common carriers may provide free or reduced

3-18 rates for the transportation of passengers or household goods, pursuant to the

3-19 provisions of this section.

3-20 7. As used in this section, "employees" includes:

3-21 (a) Furloughed, pensioned and superannuated employees.

3-22 (b) Persons who have become disabled or infirm in the service of such

3-23 carriers.

3-24 (c) Persons who are traveling to enter the service of such a carrier.

3-25 Sec. 3. This act becomes effective on July 1, 1999.

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