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School bus seat belts won't be required
Published Friday, March 28, 2008 at 07:01 PM
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) _ Concerns about cost and liability derailed a bill in the Legislature on Friday that would have eventually required all school buses in the state to have seat belts. Supporters said the measure would have saved lives and prevented injuries. They cited the 2001 Seward High School bus crash that killed four people and injured others. But some senators said they got calls from school administrators saying the requirement would cost too much. The measure would (LB1092) would have required all buses bought by districts, beginning in 2010, to have seat belts. Buses with seat belts can cost roughly $10,000 more than those without them. It was estimated that buying seat belt-equipped buses could have raised districts' costs $20 million.

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