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Newsby Nicole SchlosserMay 9, 2017

Tennessee Lawmaker Pulls Mandatory School Bus Seat Belt Bill

Rep. JoAnne Favors removes her proposed bill, which would require that school buses be equipped with a “restraint system,” from consideration for the rest of the year due to lack of committee support.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonApril 27, 2017

Texas Bill Takes Another Pass at School Bus Seat Belt Mandate

A new proposal calls for three-point belts on Texas school buses starting with model year 2018, but school boards could opt out due to budgetary constraints.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserApril 18, 2017

Tennessee School Bus Bills Advance

A bill that would raise the minimum age for new school bus drivers in the state passes unanimously in the House. Another bill that would require restraints on school buses passes a committee vote.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserApril 11, 2017

Restraint Responsibility, Special-Needs Transportation Highlighted at California Conference

School transportation providers from across the state gather in Anaheim to kick off the annual California Association of School Transportation Officials conference.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonApril 6, 2017

Retrofit Requirement Dropped From Tennessee School Bus Seat Belt Bill

A Chattanooga lawmaker’s seat belt proposal passes a state Senate committee after shedding a clause that would have required retrofitting of existing school buses.

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Articlesby James BlueMarch 28, 2017

Legislators Need Education on School Buses

James Blue, School Bus Fleet's general manager and publisher, weighs in on recent bills across the U.S. that have taken aim at school bus safety.

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ArticlesMarch 27, 2017

NAPT News & Views — NHTSA Proposes Project to Gather Seat Belt Info

NAPT's executive director says that eliminating confusion, getting answers, and having additional information would go a long way toward advancing state and local consideration of lap-shoulder belts in school buses.

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Articlesby Thomas McMahonMarch 23, 2017

5 Questions: Diana Hollander on Stop-Arm Running, Seat Belts

In this new series, we pose five pertinent questions to a notable person in pupil transportation. Our second discussion is with Diana Hollander, Nevada’s state director of pupil transportation and president of NASDPTS.

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NewsMarch 22, 2017

New Arkansas Law Allows Local Control for School Bus Seat Belts

A young 4-H member’s project turns into legislation that gives Arkansas residents the legal framework to ask their school districts to require seat belts on school buses.

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Newsby StaffMarch 21, 2017

Blue Bird, HSM Unveil New Convertible Seating Solution

The convertible NextGen seat is designed to allow customers to change the seat back frame to have a three-point or child-restraint seat without having to purchase new seats for reinstallation into a bus.

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