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Newsby StaffJuly 15, 2010

Bill aims to increase bus safety, reduce costs

New Michigan law puts requirements for the state’s school bus drivers in line with those at the federal level. Changes have been made to training and medical exam mandates, and a health standard has been set for drivers with known illnesses. The reforms are expected to save $600,000 statewide.

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Newsby StaffJuly 14, 2010

District moves to all belted bus seating

IMMI wins contract to supply lap-shoulder belt seats for school buses serving San Bernardino (Calif.) City USD. The district’s contractor, National Express, purchased an entirely new fleet of 280 buses from Thomas Built.

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ArticlesJuly 13, 2010

Go tell it on the mountain

Yellow school buses are one of DOT’s best success stories. This accomplishment needs to be told not so much for those in our industry but for the elected officials and citizens of cities across the country that are being forced to make difficult budgetary decisions.

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Newsby StaffJuly 13, 2010

Study: School bus passenger seat belt use on the rise

The results of the University of Alabama's pilot project studying the implementation of seat belts on school buses will be released soon. Researchers say the number of students wearing the belts properly has risen during the last year.

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Newsby StaffJuly 13, 2010

Indiana attorney general: School bus fees are unconstitutional

Gregory Zoeller issues a legal opinion piece after receiving a request from the state’s Board of Accounts, which took issue with a district’s proposal to begin charging $75 per student for bus rides.

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Newsby StaffJuly 13, 2010

Gov. calls seat belt bill ‘common sense’

In a ceremony, Connecticut Gov. Jodi Rell pays tribute to a high school student who died in a school bus crash in January. Rell says that the new law, which is not a mandate, “strikes a critical balance between incentive and choice.”

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Newsby StaffJuly 13, 2010

NTSB issues new bus safety recommendations

Some of the recommendations to NHTSA could affect school buses, such as a proposal that all buses above 10,000 pounds be required to have on-board recording systems.

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Newsby StaffJuly 12, 2010

First Student wins new special-education contract

Under a three-year agreement that will begin on Aug. 1, the company will serve a Minnesota school district, providing transportation services for special-needs students and a total of 27 new buses. First Student will also continue to transport the district’s regular-ed students with a fleet of 49 buses.

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Newsby StaffJuly 12, 2010

First Student wins Illinois contract

The contractor began serving Berkeley School District 87 on July 1. Under the three-year agreement, First Student is providing the district with 17 buses, each of which is equipped with a child-check reminder system, a crossing gate and a GPS system.

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Newsby StaffJuly 8, 2010

Union tries to stop outsourcing of bus service

School bus drivers for a Connecticut district launch a petition drive calling for a public hearing before any vote is held by the school board on whether to contract out transportation.

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