SEC. 2. PROGRAM ON ILLEGAL PASSING INCIDENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shall es-
tablish a program to provide grants to eligible entities to 
carry out a demonstration project to monitor and collect 
data on incidents of illegal passing of stopped school 
buses. 
(b) APPLICATIONS.—Upon the establishment of the 
program under subsection (a), the Administrator shall so-
licit applications, in such form and requiring such infor-
mation as the Administrator determines is appropriate, 
from eligible entities to participate in the program. 
(c) SELECTION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the deadline for submitting applications under 
subsection (b), as determined by the Administrator, 
the Administrator shall provide grants to not more 
than 12 eligible entities to carry out a demonstration 
project under the program established under this 
section. 
(2) CRITERIA.—In selecting eligible entities to 
receive a grant under this section, the Administrator 
shall— 
(A) select entities located in— 
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(i) urban, rural, and suburban com-
munities; and 
(ii) geographic areas that account for 
varying weather patterns; 
(B) ensure that a range of socioeconomic 
and demographic backgrounds are represented 
across the selected entities; 
(C) select at least 1 entity that has pub-
licly operated school bus fleets; 
(D) select at least 1 entity that has pri-
vately operated school bus fleets; 
(E) select entities that have the ability to 
work cooperatively with local law enforcement 
to carry out a project described in subsection 
(d); 
(F) select at least 1 entity that is a tribal 
educational agency; and 
(G) select— 
(i) at least 1 entity that has in place 
a local campaign to combat incidents of il-
legal passing of stopped school buses; 
(ii) at least 1 entity that has in place 
countermeasures to stop such incidents; 
and 
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(iii) at least 1 entity that does not 
have in place such a campaign or such 
countermeasures. 
(d) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.—A recipient of a 
grant under this section shall use such grant to carry out 
a project to monitor and collect data on incidents of illegal 
passing of stopped school buses, including a description 
of— 
(1) the number of incidents that occur each 
day; 
(2) traffic patterns or characteristics of loca-
tions in which such incidents occur, including— 
(A) road conditions; 
(B) time and location of such incidents; 
(C) lighting and weather conditions at the 
time such incidents occurred; and 
(D) the side of the school bus on which 
such incidents occurred; 
(3) the drivers involved in such incidents, in-
cluding— 
(A) the age and sex of the driver; 
(B) a description of whether any law en-
forcement action was taken against the driver 
and, if so, a summary of such action; 
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(C) whether a driver has a record of traffic 
citations; and 
(D) whether distracted driving was in-
volved in such incidents; and 
(4) any other information the Administrator de-
termines is able to be collected in order to prepare 
the public safety messaging campaign required 
under section 3. 
(e) REPORT TO ADMINISTRATOR.—Upon completion 
of a demonstration project carried out with a grant pro-
vided under this section, a grant recipient shall submit to 
the Administrator a report containing the data collected 
during such project. 
(f) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the Administrator provides grants to eligible entities 
under subsection (c)(1), the Administrator shall prepare 
a report describing the findings of the demonstration 
projects carried out with such grants and submit such re-
port to Congress. 
(g) DEFINITION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means a local educational 
agency (as defined in section 8101 of the Elementary And 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801) or 
a tribal educational agency (as defined in section 6132(b) 
of such Act (20 U.S.C. 7452(b))). 
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SEC. 3. NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY MESSAGING CAMPAIGN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date on which the Administrator submits the report re-
quired under section 2(f), the Administrator shall produce 
and distribute a national public safety messaging cam-
paign to increase awareness and education about the dan-
gers of illegal passing of stopped school buses. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In producing and distributing 
the national public safety messaging campaign under sub-
section (a), the Administrator shall— 
(1) incorporate the findings contained in the re-
port submitted under subsection (2)(f) in the cam-
paign, including distributing the campaign to tar-
geted sectors of the public based on such report; 
(2) ensure that the campaign includes radio, 
television, and social media advertising and is not 
limited to only digital downloads or regional dis-
tribution; and 
(3) with respect to television advertising, seek 
advertising time on key national broadcasts with a 
wide audience. 
(c) TRAINING.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
on which the Administrator submits the report required 
under section 2(f), the Administrator shall modify edu-
cational materials created for traffic safety resource pros-
ecutors and State agencies responsible for administering 
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driver’s license laws to include more data on the dangers 
of illegal passing of stopped school buses and emphasize 
the importance of strong enforcement of laws prohibiting 
the passing of stopped school buses. 
(d) PUPIL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY.—The Admin-
istrator shall include in the next scheduled edition of the 
biennial highway safety countermeasure guide published 
by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 
that is provided to State highway safety offices informa-
tion about pupil transportation safety and effective coun-
termeasures to address illegal passing of stopped school 
buses. 
SEC. 4. MODEL LEGISLATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
Secretary of Transportation completes the review of illegal 
passing laws conducted pursuant to section 24110(a) of 
the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (23 U.S.C. 
402 note), the Secretary shall, in consultation with the 
National Conference of State Legislatures, develop model 
legislation to address incidents of illegal passing of 
stopped school buses. 
(b) REQUIREMENT.—The model legislation developed 
under subsection (a) shall require that a citation for the 
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