[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 158 (Tuesday, September 14, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6505-S6506]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   SENATE RESOLUTION 363--DESIGNATING SEPTEMBER 2021 AS ``SCHOOL BUS 
                             SAFETY MONTH''

  Mrs. FISCHER (for herself and Mr. Peters) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 363

       Whereas, in an average year, on every school day in the 
     United States, approximately 500,000 public and private 
     school

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     buses carry more than 26,000,000 K-12 students to and from 
     school;
       Whereas school buses comprise the largest mass 
     transportation fleet in the United States;
       Whereas, in an average year, 48 percent of all K-12 
     students ride a school bus for each of the 180 school days in 
     a year, and school bus operators drive school buses a total 
     of nearly 4,400,000,000 miles;
       Whereas the Child Safety Network (referred to in this 
     preamble as the ``CSN''), which is celebrating 32 years of 
     public service in the United States, supports the CSN Safe 
     Bus campaign, which is designed to provide the school bus 
     industry with driver training, the latest technology, and 
     free safety and security resources;
       Whereas the designation of School Bus Safety Month will 
     allow broadcast and digital media and social networking 
     industries to commit to disseminating public service 
     announcements that are produced to--
       (1) provide free resources designed to safeguard children;
       (2) recognize school bus operators and professionals; and
       (3) encourage the driving public to engage in safer driving 
     behavior near school buses when students board and disembark 
     from school buses;

       Whereas key leaders who deserve recognition during School 
     Bus Safety Month and beyond have--
       (1) provided security awareness training materials to more 
     than 14,000 public and private schools;
       (2) trained more than 116,800 school bus operators; and
       (3) provided more than 163,120 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 the school bus operators and the professionals focused 
     on school bus safety and security in the United States: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate designates September 2021 as 
     ``School Bus Safety Month''.

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