| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2301, sub-§§1-A, 1-B and 6 are enacted to read: |
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| | | 1-A.__Allowable alternate vehicle.__"Allowable alternate | | vehicle" means a vehicle designed to carry 11 or more people, | | including the driver, that 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. |
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| | | 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. |
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| | | 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. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §2309, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 | | and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read: |
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| | | §2309. Exemptions from subchapter |
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| | | A vehicle with a carrying capacity of 20 or fewer passengers | | used to transport children to day care or head start | facilities is | | urban fixed-route transit provider, and an allowable alternate | | vehicle are exempt from this subchapter. |
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| | | This bill adds 3 exemptions to the laws pertaining to | | equipment, operator and inspection standards for school buses. | | Specifically, the bill exempts from those standards vehicles | | designed to carry 11 or more people, including the driver, | | that meet the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards | | applicable to school buses, Medicaid-enrolled transportation | | providers who perform transportation services described in the | | MaineCare Benefits Manual as adopted by the Department of | | Human Services and transit districts or regional | | transportation corporations |
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