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Ohio House approves School Bus Safety Act, creates $10 million grant program for districts
Summary
The Ohio House passed House Bill 3 to increase penalties for illegally passing stopped school buses, authorize permissive safety upgrades including seat belts and cameras, and appropriate $10 million from lottery profits to a grant fund.
The Ohio House on Monday passed House Bill 3, the School Bus Safety Act, a bill that raises penalties for illegally passing stopped school buses, authorizes a set of 13 recommended safety features for buses and creates a $10 million grant program funded from lottery profits to help school districts install those upgrades.
Sponsor Representative Diane Willis said the bill increases maximum fines, lengthens possible driver license suspensions and imposes stiffer penalties and points for repeat offenders while making safety upgrades permissive…
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