| Last Action | 03/06/25: to Transportation (H) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to school bus safety. |
| Bill Documents |
Current
Introduced |
| Fiscal Impact Statements |
Corrections Impact
Additional Fiscal Impact Statements Exist |
| Bill Request Number | 298 |
| Sponsors | G. Elkins, G. Boswell, M. Deneen, D. Douglas |
| 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 Local Mandate - School and church bus, stop requirement, arm cameras, civil penalty |
| Jump to Proposed Amendments | Senate Committee Substitute 1 with Fiscal Impact Statements |
| Votes | Vote History |
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| Amendment | Senate Committee Substitute 1 |
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| Fiscal Impact Statement | Corrections Impact to Senate Committee Substitute 1 |
| Summary | Retain original provisions, except remove the definition of "owner" and delete provisions that allowed a law enforcement agency to charge a fee of $25 from every penalty enforced by the law enforcement agency from a stop arm camera violation; 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 and direct the first $300 of each penalty to the school district where the offense occurred for the specific purpose of purchasing, installing, and maintaining camera monitoring systems on school buses; amend KRS 186.763 to prohibit school districts from operating fully autonomous vehicles for transporting students; EFFECTIVE, in part, January 1, 2026. |
| Index Headings |
Corrections Impact - School bus stop arm cameras, installation, penalty increase, enforcement Courts, District - School bus stop arm cameras, penalty increase Crimes and Punishments - School bus stop arm cameras, penalty increase Education, Elementary and Secondary - Autonomous vehicles, student transport, prohibition Education, Elementary and Secondary - School bus stop arm cameras, installation, penalty increase, enforcement Effective Dates, Delayed - School bus stop arm cameras, January 1, 2026 Highways, Streets, and Bridges - School and church bus, stop requirement Highways, Streets, and Bridges - School bus stop arm cameras, penalty increase Motor Vehicles - School bus stop arm cameras, penalty increase Police, City and County - School bus stop arm cameras, penalty increase Police, State - School bus stop arm cameras, penalty increase Traffic Safety - Autonomous vehicles, school buses, student transport, prohibition Traffic Safety - School bus stop arm cameras, penalty increase Transportation - School and church bus, stop requirement Transportation - School bus stop arm cameras, penalty increase |
Last updated: 3/6/2025 8:52 PM (EST)