Protect Our Students Act

This bill would add reducing crashes, injuries, and deaths in school zones to the list of activities that states can fund through federal highway safety programs. It would direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue rules clarifying that these funds may pay for items such as crossing guards, flashing lights, signs and markings, crosswalks, traffic calming, traffic lights, school zone audits, automated traffic enforcement, and Safe Routes to School non-infrastructure activities. It would also change a percentage in the highway safety program's funding rules from 40 percent to 50 percent. That rule concerns the share of state highway safety funds spent by local governments.

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Sponsors

• Dina Titus Democrat sponsor
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