HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                    1645

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF

MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Transportation
11-105.

"Bus" means:

(1)  A motor vehicle that is designed to carry more
than ten passengers and is used to carry people; and

(2)  Any other motor vehicle that is designed and used
to carry people for compensation, except for a taxicab.

11-173.

(a) "Type I school vehicle" means a school vehicle that:

(1) Is designed and constructed to carry passengers;

(2) Is either of the body-on-chassis type
construction or integral type construction; and

(3) Has a [seating capacity of 16 or more passengers,
calculated on a basis of providing] GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT OF MORE

THAN 10,000 POUNDS AND PROVIDES a minimum of 15 inches of

seating space per passenger.

(b) "Type I school vehicle" does not include any bus
operated by a common carrier under the jurisdiction of a State,
regional, or federal regulatory agency or operated by the agency
itself.

11-174.

"Type II school vehicle" means a school vehicle that:

(1) Is designed and constructed or modified to carry
passengers;

(2) Is either of the body-on-chassis type
construction or integral type construction; and

(3) Has a [seating capacity of 15 or fewer
passengers, calculated on a basis of providing] GROSS VEHICLE

WEIGHT OF 10,000 POUNDS OR LESS AND PROVIDES a minimum of 15

inches of seating space per passenger.
16-104.

(c)  A Class C driver's license authorizes the licensee to
drive:

(1) Buses; and