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                                                                  HR 40
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          Date of Hearing:   August 14, 2014

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                              Richard S. Gordon, Chair
                      HR 40 (Medina) - As Amended:  July 3, 2014
           
          SUBJECT  :   School bus drivers.

           SUMMARY  :   Recognizes school bus drivers for their continued and  
          excellent services to youth of the State of California.   
          Specifically,  this resolution  makes the following legislative  
          findings:

          1)The California Association of School Transportation Officials  
            is a professional organization that promotes safe pupil  
            transportation and advocates for continued high standards for  
            California's school bus drivers; and many school bus drivers  
            perform their services for thousands of accident-free miles,  
            year after year.

          2)Our children's safety rests in the hands of school bus drivers  
            each school day; and, the drivers expend energy and personal  
            time during their initial training, maintaining a current  
            license, perfecting their driving skills, and accruing added  
            knowledge of school bus laws through continuing education  
            classes.

          3)School bus drivers often face natural and unexpected hazards  
            in the performance of their duties; and, through counseling  
            and disciplinary techniques they are sometimes asked to assist  
            pupils in appropriate interactive peer and adult behavior.

          4)School bus 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 as  
            well as exhibiting patience and kindness toward the pupils,  
            parents, and school staff in the performance of their duties.


           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None


           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   

           Support 








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          None on file

           Opposition 
           
          None on file
           
          Analysis Prepared by  :    Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800