Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 51–Senator Rawson

 

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Senate Concurrent RESOLUTION—Encouraging the use of systems to suppress fires in the engine compartments of school buses.

 

   Whereas, Each year school buses throughout the country experience

 fire in their engine compartments that are serious enough to require

 assistance from fire departments; and

   Whereas, A fire in the engine compartment of a school bus can spread

 rapidly and may result in injury or loss of life, equipment damage,

 personal injury liability, vehicle downtime for repairs or loss of the

 vehicle; and

   Whereas, Many of the school buses in use in this state and in the

 country are used to transport students with physical disabilities; and

   Whereas, Time may not be available for the complete evaluation of the

 safety of such school buses; and

   Whereas, The technology exists for the installation of a clean agent

 vehicle thermatic fire extinguisher system in the engine compartment of

 school buses; and

   Whereas, Such systems can suppress dangerous fires within seconds;

 now, therefore, be it

   Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, the Assembly

 Concurring, That the Nevada Legislature urges the Nevada Department

 of Education and the State Board of Education to encourage school

 districts in this state to specify that such systems be included in the

 specifications for all purchases of new school buses; and be it further

   Resolved, That the Nevada Department of Education and the State

 Board of Education are urged to encourage school districts to install such

 systems in existing school buses that transport disabled students, to the

 extent financial resources are available; and be it further

   Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate prepare and transmit a copy

 of this resolution to the Nevada Department of Education for transmittal to

 the State Board of Education and to all school districts in this state.

 

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