Bus Operator Safety and Security Act

This bill changes federal public transportation safety law to require operator barriers on certain new buses. Starting two years after the law takes effect, any new fixed route bus that is 30 feet or longer, has a useful life of 10 years or more, and is bought with federal funds must have a barrier at the driver's workstation. The barrier must reach from floor to ceiling, be able to fully enclose the workstation to keep out people, fluids, and objects, and not block the driver's view outside the bus. Buses bought with rural transit funds under section 5311 are excluded. A transit agency can skip the requirement if it certifies that the labor organization representing most of its frontline workers agreed to waive it.

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Sponsors

• Shomari Figures Democrat sponsor
• 33 cosponsors