School Bus Safety Act of 2025

This bill would require the Department of Transportation to create new safety rules for school buses, including seat belts for every seat, fire suppression systems, automatic emergency braking, electronic stability control, and event data recorders. It would also require at least eight hours of behind-the-wheel training for school bus drivers and new rules about screening bus workers for a sleep condition called obstructive sleep apnea. The bill calls for a study on systems that can detect people like pedestrians and bicyclists near the bus and alert the driver. Finally, it sets up a grant program to help local school districts pay for buying new buses with these safety features or updating their current buses.

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