[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 260 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

<DOC>






115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 260

       Designating September 2017 as ``School Bus Safety Month''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 18, 2017

   Mrs. Fischer (for herself and Mr. Booker) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

_______________________________________________________________________

                               RESOLUTION


 
       Designating September 2017 as ``School Bus Safety Month''.

Whereas, every school day in the United States, approximately 500,000 public and 
        private school buses carry more than 26,000,000 children to and from 
        school;
Whereas school buses comprise the largest mass transportation fleet in the 
        United States;
Whereas 55 percent of all K-12 students ride a school bus, totaling 260,000,000 
        miles for each of the 180 school days in a year, or 46,800,000,000 miles 
        driven annually;
Whereas the Child Safety Network, celebrating 28 years of national public 
        service, supports the CSN Safe Bus campaign, which is designed to 
        provide the latest technology and free safety and security resources to 
        the school bus industry;
Whereas the designation of School Bus Safety Month will allow broadcast and 
        digital media and social networking industries to make commitments to 
        disseminate public service announcements that are produced in order to--

    (1) provide resources designed to safeguard children; and

    (2) recognize school bus drivers and professionals;

Whereas key leaders who are deserving of recognition during School Bus Safety 
        Month and beyond have provided security awareness training materials to 
        more than 14,000 public and private school districts, trained more than 
        80,000 school bus operators, and provided more than 80,000 
        counterterrorism guides to individuals who are key to providing both 
        safety and security for children in the United States; and
Whereas School Bus Safety Month offers the Senate and the people of the United 
        States an opportunity to recognize and thank all of the school bus 
        drivers in the United States and the professionals who are focused on 
        school bus safety and security: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate designates September 2017 as ``School Bus 
Safety Month''.
                                 <all>