Supporting the designation of September 2019, as "School Bus Safety and Security Month".

IV 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 554 Supporting the designation of September 2019, as ‘‘School Bus Safety and Security Month’’. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SEPTEMBER 12, 2019 Mr. TIPTON (for himself, Mr. MALINOWSKI, Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, and Mr. SIRES) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Over- sight and Reform RESOLUTION Supporting the designation of September 2019, as ‘‘School Bus Safety and Security 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 transpor- tation fleet in the United States; Whereas 48 percent of all K–12 students ride a school bus 180 school days in a year, or approximately 4 billion miles driven annually; Whereas the Child Safety Network, celebrating 30 years of national public service, supports the Safe Bus campaign, which is designed to provide the latest training, tech- VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:36 Sep 12, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR554.IH HR554 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HRES 554 IH nology, and free safety and security resources to the school bus industry; Whereas the designation of ‘‘School Bus Safety and Security Month’’ will allow broadcast, digital media, and social networking industries to make commitments to dissemi- nate public service announcements that are produced in order to— (1) provide free resources from the Child Safety Network designed to safeguard children; (2) recognize school bus drivers and school bus safe- ty and security professionals; and (3) improve safer public driver behavior near school buses when students are boarding and disembarking from the school buses; Whereas key leaders who are deserving of recognition during ‘‘School Bus Safety and Security Month’’ and beyond have provided security awareness training materials to more than 14,000 local educational agencies, trained more than 100,000 school bus operators, and provided more than 150,000 counterterrorism guides to individuals who are key to providing both safety and security for children in the United States; and Whereas ‘‘School Bus Safety and Security Month’’ offers the House of Representatives 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 profes- sionals who are focused on school bus safety and security: Now, therefore, be it VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:36 Sep 12, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR554.IH HR554 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HRES 554 IH Resolved, That the House of Representatives supports 1 the designation of ‘‘School Bus Safety and Security 2 Month’’. 3 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:36 Sep 12, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR554.IH HR554 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS