The survey returns after being sidelined for two years by the COVID-19 pandemic. It closes on May 27.
State law requires vehicles to stop for a stopped school bus with its stop-arm extended and red lights flashing.
BusPatrol is partnering with Somerset County Public Schools and the Somerset County Sheriff's Office for a stop-arm camera project that starts in April.
Illegal passing was the major topic at the panel discussion that included Aaron Fleming, superintendent of Harnett County Schools.
The initiative with BusPatrol and local law enforcement is intended to curb illegal stop-arm passing in Pennsylvania's Warren County School District.
Kristin Rosenthal, a specialist with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, reviewed plans in the works for projects with members of the National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services during the second day of workshops at the virtual annual conference.
The annual report, in its 51st year, was unveiled during the first day of workshops held by the National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services (NASDPTS).
The legislation signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul uses a portion of fines for illegal passing of stopped buses to fund training for school bus drivers and motorists.
The association looks beyond COVID and critical driver-shortage impacts to gather data.
State representatives Thad Altman (R-Indian Harbour Beach) and Emily Slosberg (D-Boca Raton) put forward House Bill 179, which authorizes school districts to install cameras on school-bus stop arms to capture whether cars stop on approach.
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