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Section 39:3B-10.1 - Securement systems for wheelchairs in school buses.

NJ Rev Stat § 39:3B-10.1 (2019) (N/A)
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39:3B-10.1 Securement systems for wheelchairs in school buses.

1. In addition to the requirements established pursuant to the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, a school bus, as defined in R.S.39:1-1, that provides transportation for passengers using wheelchairs shall be equipped with appropriate four-point securement systems for each passenger using a wheelchair that is being transported on the school bus.

For the purposes of this act, "four-point securement system" means a complete four-point system that includes four wheelchair restraints to secure a wheelchair to the vehicle floor; a lap and shoulder belt that integrates to the rear wheelchair restraints; and floor anchorages installed in the vehicle floor.

L.2017, c.349, s.1.

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