The Mississippi Senate has unanimously passed a bill designed to improve safety on school buses and on campuses during pick-up and drop-off times.
It says striking a child with a vehicle after passing a school bus would be felony with a $5,000 minimum fine and up to five years in prison.
The House passed a separate bill last Wednesday to increase fines and suspend the license of a driver passing a stopped school bus. It says a driver striking a child while passing a bus can be charged with aggravated assault and sentenced to a maximum 20 years in prison.
Both bills would ban any school bus driver from using a cell phone while the bus is moving.
The bills are Senate Bill 2472 and House Bill 551.
Topics Legislation Education Mississippi
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