1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to criminal justice; expanding the trespass crime to include trespassing on 
1.3 	a school bus; imposing a criminal penalty; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, 
1.4 	section 609.605, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 609.605, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.7 	to read:
1.8 		Subd. 4a.Trespass on a school bus. (a) As used in this subdivision, "school bus" has 
1.9 	the meaning given in section 169.011, subdivision 71.
1.10 	(b) As used in this subdivision, "pupil" has the meaning given in section 123B.41, 
1.11 	subdivision 6.
1.12 	(c) A person who boards a school bus when the bus is on its route or otherwise in 
1.13 	operation, or while it has pupils in it, and who refuses to leave the bus on demand of the 
1.14 	bus operator, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
1.15 	(d) This subdivision does not apply to a pupil, school employee, or volunteer authorized 
1.16 	to be on the school bus.

1.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2017, and applies to violations 
1.18 	committed on or after that date.