MA S2326

Bill

MA S2326

Relative to the operating of student pupil transportation

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
02/03/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to require drivers employed by companies transporting students to submit to alcohol and drug testing. Transportation.

AI Summary

This bill proposes to amend the existing law to require drivers employed by companies transporting students to submit to alcohol and drug testing. The key provisions of the bill are: 1. Upon applying for or retaining a school pupil transport certificate, drivers must consent to pre-employment, random, reasonable suspicion, and post-accident drug and alcohol testing administered by a licensed testing facility. 2. All drivers who transport students, including to and from school and school-sanctioned extracurricular events, in any type of school pupil transport vehicle, must first submit to an initial drug and alcohol test and then participate in an ongoing testing program provided and managed by their school transportation contractor/employer. 3. The drug and alcohol testing program must comply with the Commercial Driver's License (CDL) and the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) regulations, and the contractor/employer must maintain documentation and evidence of the program's satisfaction, which shall be available for inspection by the Registrar of Motor Vehicles.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (2)

Anne Gobi (D)*, Susannah Whipps (I),

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (on 02/03/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2326

(8 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2326
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2326.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H101	Creating a human services transportation task force	Accompanied a study order, see H5218	Similar To
H1595	Known as "Drug Test Consent Bill" aka "Christina's Law"	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H2582	Designating certain employees of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to be in Group 2 of the contributory retirement system	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
S2087	To promote safety, efficiency and accountability in transportation projects through public inspections	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2436	Relative to public safety and transparency by transportation network companies	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2538	Relative to H-2B worker mobility	Accompanied a study order, see S2758	Similar To
S287	Providing opportunity for youth with substance abuse needs	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S5	Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution to provide resources for education and transportation through an additional tax on incomes in excess of one million dollars	Amendment again agreed to - see Senate Roll Call #48 and House Roll Call #38 (Yeas 159 to Nays 41)	Similar To

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