[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 156 (Tuesday, September 26, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4685-S4686]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   SENATE RESOLUTION 366--DESIGNATING SEPTEMBER 2023 AS ``SCHOOL BUS 
                             SAFETY MONTH''

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

                              S. Res. 366

       Whereas, in an average year, on every school day in the 
     United States, approximately 506,520 public and private 
     school buses carry more than 26,000,000 K-12 students to and 
     from school;

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       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 34 years of 
     public service in the United States, supports the CSN Safe 
     Ride campaign, which is designed to provide the school bus 
     industry with driver training, the latest technology, and 
     free safety and security resources, including resources to 
     help parents raise safer and healthier children;
       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 118,139 school bus operators; and
       (3) provided more than 166,798 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 2023 as 
     ``School Bus Safety Month''.

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