Transcript TAPT Gulf Coast Winter Conference

TAPT Gulf Coast Winter
Conference
Rebecca Rocha
Texas Department of Public Safety
School Bus Transportation Program
Topics
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83rd Legislature Regular Session
Illegal Passing Survey
Self Certification
SESPTC Scholarship
83rd Legislature Regular Session
• Friday, March 8, 2013 (60th day)
Deadline for filing bills
• Monday, May 27, 2013 (140th day)
Last day of 81st Regular Session
• Monday, August 26, 2013 (91st day following final adjournment)
Date that bills without specific effective dates (that could not be effective immediately)
become law
Texas Legislature Online
MyTLO Login Page
www.legis.state.tx.us
• Website offers personalized viewing of legislative content
• Bill List: A custom list of bills created by your preference
• Bill Alert: Receive e-mail notification when bills on this custom list have
selected significant actions added.
• Bill Subject: Receive alerts when bills are assigned a specific subject.
Where are we today?
• Currently tracking one proposed bill
▫ HB 1174
 Relating to the penalties for illegally passing
a stopped school bus.
What to expect in the future?
• June TAPT Annual Conference in Lubbock
▫ Present a compiled list of passed legislation
affecting school bus transportation with their
respective effective dates
One Day Illegal Passing Survey (04-10-13)
• Participation in National Pupil Transportation Survey
• Tools & Driver Forms available on DPS School Bus webpage
• Submit data via Survey Monkey by May 31, 2013
Medical Self-Certification
Deadline:
January 30, 2014
Medical Self-Certification
• Applicable to all CDL holders (school bus
drivers, coaches, principals, etc.)
• Must certify by January 30, 2014
• Can change status at any time
• As of November 2012:
• 850,000 Texas CDL holders
• 197,707 CDL drivers have certified (+23%)
SESPTC
Buster Bynum Scholarship
$2,500
• Posted on TAPT website
• Application deadline is May 31, 2013
• Award Guidelines:
1. Gross Taxable Family Income equal to or less than $75,000 for
each of the past five years
2. Parent/Guardian be active employee in public school transportation
during the past five years.
3. The student applicant above has at least a 3.0 (B) scholastic average, will
graduate from a public high school, and will attend a postsecondary
educational institution in the fall of 2013.
4. Letters of reference
Questions?