MADISON (WKOW) -- The Legislature has approved a bill requiring day care providers to install alarm systems in their vehicles to make sure drivers don't leave children behind.
The state Senate approved the measure on a voice vote and the Assembly passed it unanimously later today without debate.
The bill now goes to Governor Jim Doyle, who's expected to sign it.
Three Wisconsin children -- two in Milwaukee and one in West Allis -- have died since 2005 after they were left in day care vehicles for hours.
The bill calls for day care providers or their transportation contractors to outfit their vehicles with devices that will remind drivers to make sure all the children exit.
Typically, the alarms are located at the rear, forcing the driver to walk the vehicle's length to turn it off.
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