Amendment ID: S2216-3

Amendment 3

Allowing Bus Drivers to Make Emergency Calls

Messrs. Tran and O'Connor move that the proposed new draft be amended by striking section 4 in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following section: - SECTION 4. Said section 7B of said chapter 90, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out the last paragraph and replacing it with the following paragraph: - No person shall operate a moving school bus while using a mobile telephone in the case of an emergency. For the purpose of this paragraph, an emergency shall mean an event that requires the operator of the school bus to communicate with an emergency dispatcher, fire department personnel, law enforcement personnel, or emergency medical personnel to ensure the safety of the operator or passengers of the school bus or others in or near the roadway.