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NewsAugust 10, 2021

Senate Approves Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan

The $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan includes $5 billion in funding for electric and low-emission school buses.

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NewsJuly 20, 2021

Michigan Governor Signs 4 School Bus Safety Bills into Law

The laws stiffen penalties for any unauthorized persons who enter a school bus without the permission of the bus driver and allow school buses in the state to be equipped with stop-arm cameras.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserJune 18, 2021

Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bills Advance With STOP Act Included

A U.S. Senate and House committee report out their surface transportation reauthorization bills with previously proposed legislation that aims to address the illegal passing of school buses.

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Newsby Sadiah Thompson May 17, 2021

Louisiana Bill Would Require Seat Belts on New School Buses

Proposed legislation would require all new school buses purchased in the state, starting Jan. 1, 2023, to be equipped with seat belts.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserMay 17, 2021

NSTA Calls for Continued Help With School Bus Driver Shortage

The National School Transportation Association supports states that end enhanced unemployment benefits and a proposed bill to redirect the benefits to signing bonuses for new hires to incentivize employment.

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NewsApril 21, 2021

Federal Bill Would Invest $25B in School Bus Fleet Electrification

The Clean Commute for Kids Act would authorize the U.S. EPA and Department of Energy to provide grants to replace existing buses with zero-emission buses over the next 10 years.

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School Bus Fleet BlogApril 12, 2021

Stopping Trafficking: How School Bus Drivers Can Help Save a Child

A survivor who works to eradicate trafficking shares her experience and recalls the bus driver who cared about her but didn’t know that she was in danger. She details warning signs drivers can look for.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserApril 1, 2021

Federal Lawmakers Revive Bill to Examine School Bus Passing Prevention Efforts

Two U.S. Representatives reintroduce the Stop for School Buses Act, which would require a review of laws, practices, and technologies aimed at preventing the illegal passing of stopped school buses.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserJanuary 8, 2021

Betsy DeVos Resigns as Education Secretary

She says in a letter to President Trump that her departure is in response to his spurring violent protestors who breached the U.S. Capitol. Her resignation is effective Jan. 8.

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NewsDecember 22, 2020

NSTA Applauds School Transportation Aid in COVID Relief Bill

The National School Transportation Association commends Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 passage, which includes $2 billion for transportation and $54 billion for K-12 education.

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