A resolution designating September 2020 as "School Bus Safety Month".

III 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. RES. 659 Designating September 2020 as ‘‘School Bus Safety Month’’. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JULY 28, 2020 Mrs. FISCHER (for herself and Ms. DUCKWORTH) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary AUGUST 6, 2020 Committee discharged; considered and agreed to with an amended preamble RESOLUTION Designating September 2020 as ‘‘School Bus Safety Month’’. Whereas, in an average year, on every school day in the United States, approximately 500,000 public and private school buses carry more than 26,000,000 K–12 students to and from school; Whereas school buses comprise the largest mass transpor- tation 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 4,680,000,000 miles; Whereas the Child Safety Network (referred to in this pre- amble as the ‘‘CSN’’), which is celebrating 31 years of VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:52 Aug 06, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR659.ATS SR659 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 SRES 659 ATS 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 tech- nology, 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 an- nouncements that are produced to— (1) provide free resources designed to safeguard chil- dren; (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 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:52 Aug 06, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR659.ATS SR659 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 SRES 659 ATS Resolved, That the Senate designates September 1 2020 as ‘‘School Bus Safety Month’’. 2 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:52 Aug 06, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\SR659.ATS SR659 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS