Clark County School District leaders joined Governor Joe Lombardo for the ceremonial signing of a bill aimed at improving safety in school zones on Thursday at Rowe Elementary School.

The Nevada Legislature passed Assembly Bill 6 during the November special session to double traffic penalties in school zones and give local governments greater control over school zone infrastructure. Lombardo formally approved the school zone safety bill on Nov. 29, and it will go into effect on July 1.

“We know that this is just a start,” Superintendent Jhone Ebert said, “but we’re very thankful to the Legislature and to the governor for signing this bill to make sure that our students are safer in our schools.”

The bill comes after local law enforcement agencies recorded 206 student pedestrian collisio

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