| Last Action | 01/09/25: to Transportation (S) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to school bus safety. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
| Bill Request Number | 298 |
| Sponsor | G. Elkins |
| Summary of Original Version | Create new sections of KRS Chapter 158 to define terms; allow the use of camera monitoring systems on school buses operated by a school district, and allow the enforcement of a civil penalty for stop arm camera violations recorded by a camera monitoring system; set the amount of the civil penalty; provide that the revenue generated from a civil penalty shall be retained by the school district; allow a law enforcement agency to charge a fee of $25 from every civil penalty enforced by the law enforcement agency; require specific notice for a stop arm camera violation; establish defenses to a violation; establish procedures for a contest to a violation; allow for suspension of motor vehicle registration for failure to timely pay a penalty; require a school district or law enforcement agency to notify the Transportation Cabinet of the need to release a motor vehicle registration suspension within one business day of payment; amend KRS 189.990 to increase the maximum fines for failing to stop for a school or church bus that is receiving or discharging passengers; amend KRS 189.370 to require traffic in the opposite direction of a school or church bus to stop for the bus on a highway that is not divided by an elevated barrier or unpaved median. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Courts, District - School bus stop arm cameras, civil penalty Crimes and Punishments - School bus stop arm cameras, civil penalty Education, Elementary and Secondary - School bus stop arm cameras, installation, civil penalty, enforcement Highways, Streets, and Bridges - School and church bus, stop requirement Highways, Streets, and Bridges - School bus stop arm cameras, civil penalty Motor Vehicles - School bus stop arm cameras, civil penalty Police, City and County - School bus stop arm cameras, civil penalty Police, State - School bus stop arm cameras, civil penalty Traffic Safety - School bus stop arm cameras, civil penalty Transportation - School and church bus, stop requirement Transportation - School bus stop arm cameras, civil penalty |
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