BILL ANALYSIS ACR 58 Page 1 ( Without Reference to File ) ASSEMBLY THIRD READING ACR 58 (Nestande) As Introduced April 13, 2009 Majority vote RULES 10-0 ----------------------------------------------------------------- |Ayes:|Lieu, Blakeslee, Adams, | | | | |Ammiano, Gaines, Hall, | | | | |Mendoza, Silva, Swanson, | | | | |Yamada | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY : Designates April 28, 2009, as School Bus Drivers' Day in California, in order to draw special public attention to school bus drivers for their continued and excellent services to pupils in California. Specifically, this resolution makes the following legislative findings: 1)Personal time and energy are expended by school bus drivers in their initial training, maintaining a current license, and accruing added knowledge of school bus laws through continuing education classes; and, school bus drivers perform their services for thousands of accident-free miles, year after year. 2)School bus drivers often face natural and unexpected hazards in the performance of their duties; and, these drivers consistently demonstrate an awareness of, and direct attention to, the mechanical maintenance of the school bus and safety conditions of the school bus routes. 3)The safety of our children rests in the hands of trained school bus drivers each day; and, school bus drivers, through counseling and disciplinary techniques, are sometimes asked to assist pupils in appropriate interactive peer and adult behavior. 4)School bus drivers are recognized annually for their continued and excellent services to the youth of the state by the People of California; and, these drivers are deserving of special ACR 58 Page 2 public recognition and the highest commendations. FISCAL EFFECT : None Analysis Prepared by : Anna McCabe / RLS. / (916) 319-2800 FN: 0000517