The proposed legislation aims to bolster support to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic through the Paycheck Protection Program with measures such as eliminating restrictions on non-payroll expenses and extending the rehiring deadline.
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School Bus Fleet’s recent webinar, “Getting Paid, Staying Afloat: How Contractors Can Cope With the COVID Shutdown” is now available online.
Read More →The Student Transportation Aligned for Return To School (STARTS) Task Force will be a collaboration among NASDPTS, NAPT, and the NSTA, to research, review, and report on matters relating to COVID-19.
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Industry experts will discuss in this webinar, taking place on May 13, how contractors can convince districts that they have a right to be paid during COVID-19-spurred school closures. It will also provide advice on protecting workers, how insurers can help, and preparing for when classes eventually resume.
Read More →COVID-19 is something none of us could have imagined, and no one knows how these events will play out, but seeing the industry pull together shows what we can accomplish with our commitment and resolve when unified.
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The National School Transportation Association calls for U.S. Senate co-sponsors of the proposed fund unveiled on Capitol Hill to list school bus drivers as essential workers eligible for $25,000 in hazard pay.
Read More →The next webinar in the series, “Best Practices: COVID-19 - Navigating Uncharted Territory,” will take place on April 14 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern time. The National State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services and the National School Transportation Association will co-present.
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The National School Transportation Association will not host the 2020 NSTA Annual Meeting and Convention and the School Bus Driver International Safety Competition, which were to be held from July 18 to 22 in Niagara Falls, N.Y., due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The National School Transportation Association is calling for the passage of the Stop for School Buses Act of 2019, which would conduct a comprehensive review of existing laws and programs in all 50 states and recommend best practices.
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The National Transportation Safety Board releases the abstract of the final report for its investigation into the fatal 2018 crash in Rochester, Ind. It finds that the crash was caused by motorist Alyssa Shepherd’s failure to stop for the school bus.
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