Minnesota Legislature
HF 678
as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 02/02/2023 03:40pm
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A bill for an act
relating to transportation; governing policy provisions on school-related active
transportation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 123B.90, subdivision
2; 169.14, subdivision 5a, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law
in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 123B.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 123B.90, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Student training.
(a) Each district must provide public school pupils enrolled
in kindergarten through grade 10 with age-appropriate school bus safety training, as described
in this section, of the following concepts:
(1) transportation by school bus is a privilege and not a right;
(2) district policies for student conduct and school bus safety;
(3) appropriate conduct while on the school bus;
(4) the danger zones surrounding a school bus;
(5) procedures for safely boarding and leaving a school bus;
(6) procedures for safe street or road crossing; and
(7) school bus evacuation.
(b) Each nonpublic school located within the district must provide all nonpublic school
pupils enrolled in kindergarten through grade 10 who are transported by school bus at public
expense and attend school within the district's boundaries with training as required in
paragraph (a).
(c) Students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 6 who are transported by school bus
and are enrolled during the first or second week of school must receive the school bus safety
training competencies by the end of the third week of school. Students enrolled in grades
7 through 10 who are transported by school bus and are enrolled during the first or second
week of school and have not previously received school bus safety training must receive
the training or receive bus safety instructional materials by the end of the sixth week of
school. Students taking driver's training instructional classes must receive training in the
laws and proper procedures when operating a motor vehicle in the vicinity of a school bus
as required by section 169.446, subdivisions 2 and 3. Students enrolled in kindergarten
through grade 10 who enroll in a school after the second week of school and are transported
by school bus and have not received training in their previous school district shall undergo
school bus safety training or receive bus safety instructional materials within four weeks
of the first day of attendance. Upon request of the superintendent of schools, the school
transportation safety director in each district must certify to the superintendent that all
students transported by school bus within the district have received the school bus safety
training according to this section. Upon request of the superintendent of the school district
where the nonpublic school is located, the principal or other chief administrator of each
nonpublic school must certify to the school transportation safety director of the district in
which the school is located that the school's students transported by school bus at public
expense have received training according to this section.
(d) A district and a nonpublic school with students transported by school bus at public
expense may provide kindergarten pupils with bus safety training before the first day of
school.
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(e) A district and a nonpublic school with students transported by school bus at public
expense may also provide student safety education for bicycling and pedestrian safety, for
students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 5.
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deleted text begin (f)deleted text end new text begin (e)new text end A district and a nonpublic school with students transported by school bus at public
expense must make reasonable accommodations for the school bus safety training of pupils
known to speak English as a second language and pupils with disabilities.
deleted text begin (g)deleted text end new text begin (f)new text end The district and a nonpublic school with students transported by school bus at
public expense must provide students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 3 school bus
safety training twice during the school year.
deleted text begin (h)deleted text end new text begin (g)new text end A district and a nonpublic school with students transported by school bus at public
expense must conduct a school bus evacuation drill at least once during the school year.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective August 1, 2023.
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Sec. 2.
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[123B.935] ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION SAFETY TRAINING.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Training required. new text end
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(a) Each district must provide public school pupils
enrolled in kindergarten through grade 3 with age-appropriate active transportation safety
training. At a minimum, the training must include pedestrian safety, including crossing
roads.
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(b) Each district must provide public school pupils enrolled in grades 4 through 8 with
age-appropriate active transportation safety training. At a minimum, the training must
include:
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(1) pedestrian safety, including crossing roads safely using the searching left, right, left
for vehicles in traffic technique; and
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(2) bicycle safety, including relevant traffic laws, use and proper fit of protective
headgear, bicycle parts and safety features, and safe biking techniques.
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(c) A nonpublic school may provide nonpublic school pupils enrolled in kindergarten
through grade 8 with training as specified in paragraphs (a) and (b).
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Deadlines. new text end
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(a) Students under subdivision 1, paragraph (a), who are enrolled
during the first or second week of school and have not previously received active
transportation safety training specified in that paragraph must receive the safety training by
the end of the third week of school.
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(b) Students under subdivision 1, paragraph (b), who are enrolled during the first or
second week of school and have not previously received active transportation safety training
specified in that paragraph must receive the safety training by the end of the sixth week of
school.
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(c) Students under subdivision 1, paragraph (a) or (b), who enroll in a school after the
second week of school and have not received the appropriate active transportation safety
training in their previous school district must undergo the training or receive active
transportation safety instructional materials within four weeks of the first day of attendance.
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(d) A district and a nonpublic school may provide kindergarten pupils with active
transportation safety training before the first day of school.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Instruction. new text end
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(a) A district may provide active transportation safety training
through distance learning.
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(b) A district and a nonpublic school must make reasonable accommodations for the
active transportation safety training of pupils known to speak English as a second language
and pupils with disabilities.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Model program. new text end
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The commissioner of transportation must maintain a
comprehensive collection of active transportation safety training materials that meets the
requirements under this section.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective August 1, 2023.
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Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.14, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:
Subd. 5a.
Speed zoning in school zone; surcharge.
(a)new text begin Each of thenew text end local authoritiesnew text begin
having jurisdiction over a street or highway within a school zone of a public or nonpublic
schoolnew text end may establish a school speed limitnew text begin on any street or highwaynew text end within deleted text begin adeleted text end new text begin thatnew text end school zone
deleted text begin of a public or nonpublic schooldeleted text end new text begin , regardless of jurisdiction over the road. The school speed
zone must be establishednew text end upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation as
prescribed by the commissioner of transportation. deleted text begin The establishment of a school speed limit
on any trunk highway shall be with the consent of the commissioner of transportation. Suchdeleted text end new text begin
Thenew text end school speed limits deleted text begin shall bedeleted text end new text begin arenew text end in effect when children are present, going to or leaving
school during opening or closing hours or during school recess periods. The school speed
limit deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end not be lower than 15 miles per hour and deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end not be more than 30
miles per hour below the established speed limit on an affected street or highway.
(b) The school speed limit deleted text begin shall bedeleted text end new text begin isnew text end effective upon the erection of appropriate signs
designating the speed and indicating the beginning and end of the reduced speed zone. Any
speed in excess of such posted school speed limit is unlawful. deleted text begin All suchdeleted text end new text begin Thenew text end signs deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end
be erected by the local authorities on those streets and highways under their respective
jurisdictions and by the commissioner of transportation on trunk highways.
(c) For the purpose of this subdivision, "school zone" means that section of a street or
highway which abuts the grounds of a school where children have access to the street or
highway from the school property or where an established school crossing is located provided
the school advance sign prescribed by the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
adopted by the commissioner of transportation pursuant to section 169.06 is in place. All
signs erected by local authorities to designate speed limits in school zones deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end conform
to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
(d) Notwithstanding section 609.0331 or 609.101 or other law to the contrary, a person
who violates a speed limit established under this subdivision is assessed an additional
surcharge equal to the amount of the fine imposed for the violation, but not less than $25.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective August 1, 2023.
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Sec. 4.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 169.14, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
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new text begin School-related speed limits. new text end
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(a) A statutory or home rule charter city may
establish speed limits other than the limits provided in subdivision 2 for any street or highway
established within the city, regardless of jurisdiction over the road, on a street or highway
segment that is:
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(1) within two miles of a school speed zone; or
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(2) designated by the city as part of a safe routes to school corridor.
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(b) The school-related speed limit must not be lower than 20 miles per hour.
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(c) A city that establishes a speed limit pursuant to this subdivision must implement
speed limit changes in a consistent and understandable manner. The city must erect
appropriate signs to display the speed limit.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective August 1, 2023.
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