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STARS Act of 2010

Introduced: July 30, 2010 Introduced by: Klobuchar, Amy Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jul 30, 2010
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Students Taking Action for Road Safety Act of 2010 or STARS Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a teen traffic safety grant program to award formula grants to states to implement statewide programs to improve the traffic safety of teen drivers.

Authorizes a state to use grant funds to implement such statewide program to improve the traffic safety of teen drivers, including activities to support peer-to-peer education and prevention strategies in schools and communities to increase safety belt use and reduce speeding, impaired and distracted driving, underage drinking, and other destructive teen driver decisions that lead to injuries and fatalities.

Authorizes the Secretary to contract with a national, nonprofit organization to establish a technical assistance center to provide training and technical assistance to state and local officials, student leaders, school advisors, and other entities associated with the grant program. Authorizes the center to operate a national teen traffic safety clearinghouse.

Directs the Secretary to establish the National Teen Driver Advisory Council to study and develop an education and prevention strategy to reduce teen driver injuries and fatalities.

What's happening now July 30, 2010

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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