School Transportation News sat down with Patrick Duan, Co-CEO at RIDE to learn more about how the electric school bus ...

This bill could mandate that any school buses manufactured in Illinois have three point seat belts starting in 2031.

“Building safer school buses is no-brainer that is also consistent with modern bus manufacturing.” The belts will be required in every seat in newly purchased or leased school buses.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — A bill pushing for seat belts on school busses has passed both the House and the Senate in Illinois. On Wednesday, it was announced that Senate Bill 0191 has passed ...

(The Center Square) – School buses in Illinois could be equipped with seat belts in the near future. A measure to require the addition of three-point seat belts on school buses by 2031 passed ...

Avon Lake City Council should consider supporting in a resolution the revised Seat Belts in School Buses Pilot Program to aid in student safety on school buses. Avon Lake Schools once had a pilot ...

A Democratic bill to add seatbelts to all school buses passed the Illinois Senate Wednesday. This plan would require all buses to have seatbelts by 2031.

The Texas Senate recently passed SB 546, which will mandate all state school districts to have seat belts in school busses one year after the Bastrop crash.

While you might expect school buses to have similar safety features to cars, but most don't even have seatbelts. Why not, and is it a good idea to add them?

"Studies have shown that, per mile, children are safer in school buses without the seat belts than in a personal vehicle," state Sen. Jason Elliott said.

South Carolina lawmakers did consider legislation requiring seat belts on school buses back in 2021, but the proposed bill failed to advance through the legislative process.