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RESOLUTION NO. 86-21 <br /> <br /> A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE <br /> CITY OF SANTA ANA URGING THAT THE <br /> CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE ENACT LEGISLATION <br />REQUIRING THE INSTALLATION AND USE OF SEAT BELTS <br />IN SCHOOL BUSES AND BUSES HIRED TO TRANSPORT STUDENTS <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the State Legislature has recently enacted legisla- <br />tion requiring the use of seat belts in private passenger motor <br />vehicles; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, said legislation recognizes the fact that the use <br />of seat belts serves to significantly decrease the number of <br />deaths and/or serious injuries occurring as a result of traffic <br />accidents; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, there is no State or Federal regulation requiring <br />the installation and use of seat belts in buses which transport <br />school students; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, legislation requiring the installation and <br />mandatory use of seat belts in said buses would serve to decrease <br />the chance of death or serious injury to a student traveling in a <br />school bus or a bus hired to transport students which is involved <br />in a traffic accident. <br /> <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana <br />resolves as follows: <br /> <br /> Section 1. That the City of Santa Ana vigorously support <br />the enactment of State legislation requiring the installation and <br />mandatory use of seat belts in all school buses and buses hired <br />to transport students. <br /> <br /> <br />