Adopted

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO 1 PROPOSED TO

Senate Bill No. 2887

BY: Committee

     Amend by striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

     SECTION 1.  Section 37-41-81, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

     37-41-81.  The local school boards of this state are hereby authorized and empowered to purchase, own and operate, under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the State Board of Education, motor vehicles, electric vehicles and other equipment for the transportation of children to and from the public schools of the respective counties and school districts, and to provide for the servicing, repair, care and maintenance of such county or district-owned motor vehicles and to employ drivers for the operation thereof, and to establish, erect and equip school bus shops or garages, and purchase land therefor, all under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the State Board of Education.

     SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2022, and shall stand repealed on June 29, 2022.

     Further, amend by striking the title in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

     AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 37-41-81, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT SCHOOL BOARDS MAY PURCHASE, OWN AND OPERATE ELECTRIC VEHICLES FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF CHILDREN TO AND FROM PUBLIC SCHOOLS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

---