LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Yellow
School Bus

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to acknowledge events
which contribute to the well-being of our students; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to commemorate the 75th
Anniversary of the Yellow School Bus; and
WHEREAS, In 1939, New York educator Franklin W. Cyr convened a safety
standards conference of educators, engineers and safety experts to
consider ways to improve safety in transporting students to their
schools; and
WHEREAS, That conference, 75 years ago on April 10-16, 1939, resulted
in the adoption of National School Bus Chrome as the official color of
the school bus in America with multiple improvements being made to
school buses and school bus safety over the years; and
WHEREAS, The Yellow School Bus is an icon of schools and education in
our State and our Nation, with its bright yellow color reminding all
that our children are on their way to greet their teachers and class-
mates in their journey to prepare for life; and
WHEREAS, The Yellow School Bus has, due in large part to its distinc-
tive color, kept our children safe each day for over 75 years on their
way to schools each morning and back home to their families at the end
of each day; and
WHEREAS, There are millions of women and men who have dedicated their
lives and careers to the safety of the Yellow School Bus in their work
as managers, drivers, dispatchers, attendants, trainers and technicians;
and
WHEREAS, So many Americans hold and cherish memories and images of
their own first rides or their children's and grandchildren's first
rides to school on that big Yellow School Bus; and
WHEREAS, The Cyr Foundation, through its public service, has shown
deep commitment to the goals of safety and access to education that were
espoused by Franklin W. Cyr; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Yellow School Bus; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the Cyr Foundation.