KADYN’S AMENDMENT: US House Adopts Amendment

The US House has adopted an amendment named after an Iowa girl.

“Kadyn’s Amendment” passed unanimously Tuesday night.

It devotes at least $10-million to helping states enforce traffic laws that punish reckless drivers for illegally passing stopped school buses.

The amendment is named after Kadyn Halverson of Northwood.

The 7-year-old was hit and killed by a truck in May of 2011 while boarding her school bus.

The amendment is attached to a transportation funding bill.

Iowa already has its own version of the bill.  Governor Branstad signed “Kadyn’s Law” in March.