WHEREAS, Traditionally, on the fourth Tuesday of April, the people of California should officially recognize all schoolbus drivers for their continued and excellent services to the youth of the state, and these drivers are deserving of special public recognition and the highest commendations; and

WHEREAS, The California Association of School Transportation Officials is a professional organization that promotes safe pupil transportation and advocates for continued high standards for Californias schoolbus drivers; and

WHEREAS, The safety of our children rests in the hands of trained schoolbus drivers for up to six or seven hours each schoolday; and

WHEREAS, Personal time and energy are expended by schoolbus drivers in their initial training, maintaining a current license, perfecting their driving skills, and accruing added knowledge of schoolbus laws through continuing education classes; and

WHEREAS, Schoolbus drivers, through counseling and disciplinary techniques, are sometimes asked to assist pupils in appropriate interactive peer and adult behavior; and

WHEREAS, Schoolbus drivers often face natural and unexpected hazards in the performance of their duties; and

WHEREAS, Schoolbus drivers exhibit patience and kindness toward pupils, parents, and school staff in the performance of their duties; and

WHEREAS, Schoolbus drivers consistently demonstrate an awareness of, and direct attention to, the mechanical maintenance of the schoolbus and safety conditions of the schoolbus routes; and

WHEREAS, Many schoolbus drivers perform their services for thousands and thousands of accident-free miles, year after year; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That the Assembly recognizes schoolbus drivers for their continued and excellent services to the youth of the State of California; and be it further

Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.

Date of Hearing: May 8, 2017

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SUMMARY: Recognizes schoolbus drivers for their continued and excellent services to the 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

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