Bus Operator Safety and Security Act

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Passed One Chamber

Passed Both Chambers

Signed into Law

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4478)

New city buses would get safety barriers for drivers unless workers agree to waive them.

This bill would require new city buses bought with federal money to have a protective barrier around the driver's seat. These barriers would help keep bus operators safer from unwanted entry by people or objects. However, bus worker unions could agree to waive this requirement for new buses.

What Would Change

Today, federal law does not require specific barriers for bus operator workstations in new fixed-route buses bought with federal funds. After this bill, new fixed-route buses that are 30 feet or longer with a useful life of 10 or more years, purchased with federal funds (excluding section 5311 funds), would need a floor-to-ceiling barrier around the driver's seat, unless a bus worker union agrees to waive it. This change would start two years after the bill becomes law.

Key Provisions

Requires new city buses bought with federal money to have a protective barrier around the driver's seat.
Ensures these barriers would reach from the floor to the ceiling and fully enclose the workstation.
Specifies that these barriers must prevent unwanted entry of people, fluids, and objects without blocking the driver's view.
Allows bus worker unions to agree to waive the barrier requirement for new buses.
Would apply to new fixed-route buses that are 30 feet or longer and expected to last 10 years or more.
Takes effect two years after the bill becomes law.

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Bus Operator Safety and Security Act

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