This bill could mandate that any school buses manufactured in Illinois have three point seat belts starting in 2031.

This 2006 Thomas International school bus is a full-time mobile home for a family of four and has all the amenities needed for life on the road ...

(The Center Square) – School buses in Illinois could be equipped with seat belts in the near future. A measure to require the addition of three-point seat belts on school buses by 2031 passed ...

Avon Lake City Council should consider supporting in a resolution the revised Seat Belts in School Buses Pilot Program to aid in student safety on school buses. Avon Lake Schools once had a pilot ...

The Texas Senate recently passed SB 546, which will mandate all state school districts to have seat belts in school busses one year after the Bastrop crash.

"Studies have shown that, per mile, children are safer in school buses without the seat belts than in a personal vehicle," state Sen. Jason Elliott said.

South Carolina lawmakers did consider legislation requiring seat belts on school buses back in 2021, but the proposed bill failed to advance through the legislative process.

Large school buses are built to not need seat belts. Instead, they're designed for compartmentalization, a concept that protects impact. Arizona is one of the many states that doesn't require them.

Texas lawmakers are considering a bill that would mandate seat belts on all school buses. Currently, seat belts are required on new buses but not old ones.

Some Houston-area school district buses are equipped with seat belts while others have buses in service without them.

The deadliest school bus crash in Texas in nearly a decade sparked outrage among parents in the Hays Consolidated Independent School District last spring. Their anger focused on why dozens of pre ...