Tex. Education Code § 34.012
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 34.012, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 34.012. THREE-POINT SEAT BELT INSTRUCTION; INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE.
Official statutory text
(a) The State Board of Education shall develop and make available to each school district a program of instruction in the proper use of a three-point seat belt.
(b) The State Board of Education shall serve as a clearinghouse of best practices for school districts seeking the most efficient and sensible information regarding school bus safety, including possible compliance with Section 547.701, Transportation Code, using school buses originally purchased without seat belts.
(b) The State Board of Education shall serve as a clearinghouse of best practices for school districts seeking the most efficient and sensible information regarding school bus safety, including possible compliance with Section 547.701, Transportation Code, using school buses originally purchased without seat belts.
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