“We believe the day went well,” said Forman. “We were able to get our message across to the Committee.” The courage of the family members, especially the families who lost their children in the accident, was evident to the Committee members. Rep. Mike Krusee, from Round Rock and Chairman of the Transportation Committee, expressed his sincerest thanks to the parents and specifically applauded the courage of the mothers' testimony. “It was a good day,” remarked Brad Brown, father of Ashley Brown. “The representatives appeared to be sincerely interested in the safety of Texas school children and with the lap-shoulder 'three-point' technology that is now available.” “We are all so proud of the class and courage displayed by everyone from back home,” said Shaun Davis, Chief of Staff for Representative Ritter. Representative Joe Deshotel, also from Beaumont and a member of the House Transportation Committee, also applauded the efforts of the families. He has expressed his support for the bills.

Action by the Committee is expected within the next few weeks. Two similar bills are pending in the Texas Senate. These bills have been assigned to the Senate Education Committee. No hearing date is presently set for those bills.

“We are committed to seeing this process through,” said Melanie Brown. “No other children or families should needlessly suffer the kind of losses we have.”