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Michigan House of
Representatives Member, Jerry Kratz, Introduces Bill to Require
Aides on School Busses for Special Needs Students: House Bill
4001 (2003)
from Gongwer News Service
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KRATZ, FRESHMAN HOUSE MEMBER, DIES
Special Update, Wednesday, January 29, 2003,
10:18 am
Rep. Jerry Kratz, a Grass Lake Republican who was a member of
this year’s freshman class, died Tuesday night of an apparent
heart attack. He was 69.
Mr. Kratz was working out on his treadmill at home when he was
apparently stricken, aides in his Lansing office said. He was
taken to a local hospital, but attempts to revive him failed.
He had been appointed to the House Appropriations Committee.
He is survived by his wife Eleanor and children Kevin, Kurt,
Kim and Kent.
Visitation will take place at Desnoyer Funeral Home, 204 North
Blackstone in Jackson at 6-8 p.m. Thursday and 2-4 p.m. and
6-8 p.m. Friday. The funeral mass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday
at St. Mary’s of Chelsea, 14200 East Old US Highway.
The family is requesting that in lieu of flowers, donations be
made to the Jerry Kratz Scholarship Fund at Jackson Community
College or the Jackson Chapter of the American Red Cross.
ABOUT REP.
KRATZ: 65TH STATE HOUSE DISTRICT
(Eaton
(Brookfield Township, Eaton Rapids, Hamlin Township), Jackson
(Blackman Township, Columbia Township, Grass Lake Township,
Henrietta Township, Leoni Township, Liberty Township, Norvell
Township, Rives Township, Springport Township, Tompkins
Township, Waterloo Township), Lenawee (Cambridge Township))
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Introduced January 10, 2003, by Rep.
Kratz and referred to the Committee on Education.
The House Education committee is chaired
by Republican Brian Palmer. In the list of committee
members below, Republicans are in plain text.
Democrats are in italics. The first Republican
listed is the committee chair. The second is the
majority vice chair. The first Democrat listed is the
minority vice chair.
EDUCATION (12/7): Palmer, Hummel,
Bradstreet, Hager, Hart, Ruth Johnson, Meyer, Nofs,
Stahl, Tabor, Vander Veen, Voorhees,
Gieleghem, Clack, Hopgood,
Meisner, Smith, Spade, Vagnozzi.
HOUSE BILL No. 4001
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A bill to amend 1990 PA 187, entitled
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"The pupil transportation act,"
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by amending section 59 (MCL 257.1859), as
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PA 170. |
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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN
ENACT: |
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Sec. 59. (1) A driver of a school
bus shall not transport |
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or permit to be transported on a school
bus while transporting |
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pupils to and from school a person other
than pupils, persons |
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enrolled in a school-sponsored preschool
program authorized by |
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state or federal statute, teachers or
chaperons of the pupils, a
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person described in subsection (2),
or other persons authorized |
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by the school for the protection of
property or the health, |
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safety, and welfare of the pupils or
persons attending other |
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school related functions, or both. This
subsection shall not |
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apply during the transportation of
persons under section 65. |
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(2) A
school transporting pupils with special needs shall
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also furnish an aide on that school
bus to provide any assistance |
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necessary to those pupils.
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(3) (2) After the
fourth Friday following Labor day of each |
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school year a school bus shall not be
used to transport more than |
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100% of the number of persons for which
the school bus has a |
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rated seating capacity. |
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(4) (3) A person who
violates or directs a violation of |
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this section is responsible for a civil
infraction and may be |
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ordered to pay a civil fine of not more
than $100.00. A civil |
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infraction under this subsection shall be
processed in the same |
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manner as a civil infraction under the
Michigan vehicle code, |
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Act No. 300 of the Public Acts of
1949, being sections 257.1 to |
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257.923 of the Michigan Compiled Laws
1949
PA 300, MCL 257.1 to |
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257.923. |
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