1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to motor vehicles; requiring school buses to be equipped with stop-signal 
1.3 	arm extensions;amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.442, subdivision 
1.4 	1.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.442, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Signals required. (a) A type A, B, C, or D school bus must be equipped 
1.8 	with at least one stop-signal arm, prewarning flashing amber signals, and flashing red signals.
1.9 	(b) Notwithstanding section 169.80, subdivision 2, a new type A, B, C, or D school bus 
1.10 	purchased on or after August 1, 2023, must be equipped with a stop-signal arm extension 
1.11 	that extends a minimum of six feet from the bus.

1.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2023.