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HR 6307 98th Congress House Education Automobile safety appliances Child safety Child welfare Children and youth Educational finance Elementary and secondary education Elementary education Intergovernmental relations Local and Municipal Government Local finance Motor Vehicles and Driving Motor vehicle safety Planning Public safety Safety measures School buses Secondary education Standards State education agencies

A bill to provide for the use of safety belts by children in schoolbuses, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 25, 1984 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 5, 1984
Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education.
Sep 25, 1984
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Sep 25, 1984
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits the Secretary of Education from obligating or expending any of the funds appropriated to the Department of Education for the purpose of providing financial assistance to any State or local educational agency within a State if such State does not have in effect a school bus safety belt and inspection plan approved by the Secretary.

Provides that such plan must require: (1) the installation of safety belts in any school bus which is first placed in service as a school bus after the date of enactment of this Act; and (2) an annual inspection of all school buses by the appropriate State or local agency.

Provides that this Act shall take effect on August 1, 1986.

What's happening now October 5, 1984

Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1