NSTA Comments on EOBR
NPRM Call for Exemption Te National School Transportation As-
sociation submitted a letter for comment in May on the Notice of Proposed Rule- making for Electronic On-Board Recorders (EOBRs) citing the fact that requiring the inclusion of EOBRs would not benefit the safety of students but would put a strain on contractors’ financial stability. Te Fed- eral Motor Carrier Safety Administration is proposing that short-haul operators, like school bus contractors, be required to use EOBRs as a replacement for records of duty status. NSTA is calling for a continued exemption for school bus contractors and NSTA Executive Director David Hobson wrote that no student deaths in “regulated operations” have been recorded, adding that zero student deaths are known to have been caused by school bus driver fatigue. Te final rule is expected to be published this month.
AASA Survey Shows Continued Cuts to Education Jobs in 2011-2012
In its most recent survey to gauge how
districts are faring with continued cuts to their budgets, the American Association of School Administrators found that a to- tal of 227,000 education job are projected to be cut before the start of the 2011-2012 school year. Of those positions, 62,000 are considered “classified jobs,” a label that also includes transportation staff as well as cafeteria and maintenance workers. All things being equal, dividing the 62,000 classified jobs by three could mean that about 21,000 transportation jobs are on the chopping block. Two-thirds of the survey’s respondents reported that they have eliminated jobs this past school year, while 74 percent are planning to cut an- other 17,502 education jobs all together in the next school year. AASA members also reported that four out of every 10 transportation jobs would be cut, at least temporarily. Noelle Ellerson, the AASA’s assistant director of policy analysis and advocacy, is using the survey as a way to show that federal and state officials needs to end the budget cuts to school districts and find ways to fund school to continue to operate at an acceptable level.
Biodiesel the Answer to Emissions Issue? A directive by the federal government to move towards using alternative fuels to
power its vehicles is being commended by the National Biodiesel Board (NBB). Te group highlighted biodiesel’s wide availability and its significant reductions in emis- sions. Currently, the government uses approximately 6.5 million gallons of biodiesel each year, compared to 66 million gallons of diesel. NBB also explained how an in- crease in biodiesel adoption could result in the creation of more than 30,000 new jobs and reduce greenhouse gases by 57 percent to 86 percent compared to diesel. “Imagine the entire federal diesel fleet powered by biodiesel. It’s within reach, and
an achievable objective for this administration,” added Gary Haer, vice president of Renewable Energy Group Inc., and chairman of NBB.
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