,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bbah  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #aj1          
#bjai,mrs4 ,walorski 7for herself and   
,ms4 ,brownley of ,california7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,transportation and ,infrastructure1 and
 in addition to the ,committee on       
,education and ,labor1 for a period to  
be subsequently determined by the       
,speaker1 in each case for consideration
 of such provisions as fall within the  
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of
 ,transportation to conduct research on 
and implement certain safety measures   
and programs to prevent illegal passing 
of school buses1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,stop for ,school ,buses   
,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,establishment of   
safety programs  7a7 ,review of illegal 
passing laws  7#a7 ,in general ,not     
later than #b years after the date of   

enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall--  7,a7 prepare a compilation of  
illegal passing laws in all ,states1    
including levels of enforcement and     
penalties and enforcement issues with   
such laws and the impact of such laws on
 illegal passing of school buses in each
 ,state2  7,b7 review existing ,state   
laws that may inhibit effective school  
bus loading zone countermeasures1 which 
may include laws requiring camera       
visibility of a driver's face for       
enforcement action1 laws that may reduce
 stop arm camera effectiveness1 the need
 for an officer to witness the event for
 enforcement1 and the lack of primary   
enforcement for texting and driving2    
7,c7 evaluate methods used by ,states to
 review1 document1 and report to law    
enforcement school bus stop arm         
violations2 and  7,d7 following the     
completion of the compilation1 issue    
recommendations on best practices on the
 most-effective approaches to address   
illegal passing of school buses4  7#b7  

,publication ,the compilation and       
recommendations shall be made publicly  
available on the website of the         
,department4  7b7 ,public safety        
messaging campaign  7#a7 ,in general    
,not later than #a year after the date  
of enactment of this ,act1 the          
,secretary shall create and execute a   
public safety messaging campaign        
including public safety media messages1 
posters1 digital1 and other media       
messages for distribution to ,states1   
divisions of motor vehicles1 schools1   
and other public outlets to highlight   
the importance of the illegal passing   
school buses1 and should include        
educating students and the public on    
safe loading and unloading of schools   
buses4  7#b7 ,consultation ,the         
,secretary shall consult with public and
 private school bus industry            
representatives and ,states in          
developing the appropriate messages4    
7#c7 ,update ,the ,secretary shall      
periodically update the materials used  

in the campaign4  7c7 ,review of        
technologies  7#a7 ,in general ,not     
later than #b years after the date of   
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall review and evaluate the           
effectiveness of various technologies1  
including cameras1 audible warning      
systems1 enhanced lighting1 and other   
technological solutions to enhance      
school bus safety4  7#b7 ,content ,the  
review-- 7,a7 shall include an          
evaluation of the costs of new equipment
 and the potential impact on overall    
school bus ridership2  7,b7 shall       
include an evaluation of advanced       
technologies surrounding loading zone   
safety2  7,c7 shall include an          
evaluation of school bus lighting       
systems1 to ensure clear communication  
to surrounding drivers on their         
appropriate action2  7,d7 may include   
other technological solutions that      
enhance school bus safety2 and  7,e7 may
 include a pilot program to test the    
technologies in school bus service4     

7#c7 ,consultation ,the ,secretary shall
 consult with manufacturers of school   
bus vehicles1 manufacturers of various  
technologies1 and school bus industry   
representatives in conducting the       
review4  7#d7 ,publication ,the         
,secretary shall make the findings of   
the review publicly available on the    
website of the ,department4  7d7 ,review
 of driver education materials  7#a7 ,in
 general ,not later than #b years after 
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary shall-- 7,a7 review driver   
education materials across all ,states  
to determine whether and how illegal    
passing of school buses is addressed in 
driver education materials1 manuals1    
non-,,cdl testing1 and road tests2 and  
7,b7 make recommendations on how ,states
 can improve education about illegal    
passing of school buses1 particularly   
with new drivers4  7#b7 ,consultation   
,the ,secretary shall consult with      
school bus industry representatives1    
,states1 motor vehicle administrators1  

and other appropriate motor vehicle     
experts in the preparation of the       
review4  7#c7 ,publication ,the         
,secretary shall make the findings of   
the review publicly available on the    
website of the ,department4  7e7 ,review
 of other safety issues  7#a7 ,in       
general ,not later than #b years after  
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary shall research the           
connections between illegal passing of  
school buses and other safety issues1   
including1 but not limited to1          
distracted driving1 morning darkness1   
illumination and reach of vehicle       
headlights1 speed limits1 and school bus
 stop locations in rural areas and      
create a report containing the findings4
  7#b7 ,publication ,the ,secretary     
shall make the findings of the report   
publicly available on the website of the
 ,department4  #c4 ,definitions ,in this
 ,act3 7#a7 ,department ,the term       
,department means the ,department of    
,transportation4  7#b7 ,secretary ,the  

term ,secretary means the ,secretary of 
,transportation4