2023 – Assembly Bill 579 (Ting, Phil), Schoolbuses: zero-emission vehicles (Chaptered)
Bill Number
AB 579
Legislative Session
2023-2024
Bill Information
Category
Low and Zero Emission Vehicles and Infrastructure, Air Quality and Emissions, Motor Vehicles
Status
Chaptered
Author
Ting.Philip
Contact
Office of Legislative Affairs
Email
Summary
This bill requires, commencing January 1, 2035, 100% of all newly purchased or contracted schoolbuses of a school district, county office of education, or charter school to be zero-emission vehicles, where feasible. The bill authorizes local educational agencies, in order to comply with the aforementioned requirement, to request a one-time extension for a term not to exceed 5 years if a local educational agency determines that the purchase or contracting of a zero-emission schoolbus is not feasible due to both terrain and route constraints, provided that certain conditions are met.