Orders the U.S. Department of Transportation to quickly strengthen school bus safety. Within one year, it must set new rules for seat belts, fire protection, interior flammability, and other safety equipment, and finish a long‑pending rulemaking on obstructive sleep apnea for safety‑sensitive workers. It also requires at least 8 hours of behind‑the‑wheel training for school bus drivers and sets when new standards apply to newly made or imported buses.

Directs NHTSA to study motion‑activated detection systems around school buses and seat‑belt‑use alert systems within two years, then require detection systems on new/imported school buses within a year after that study. Creates a State grant program within one year so school districts can buy new buses or retrofit existing buses with 3‑point seat belts at every seat and other safety upgrades.