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FL S0994

FL S0994
Student Transportation Safety


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Introduced
12/19/2023
In Committee
03/04/2024
Crossed Over
03/04/2024
Passed
05/16/2024
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/17/2024

Introduced Session

2024 Regular Session

Bill Summary

An act relating to student transportation safety; amending s. 316.173, F.S.; providing construction; revising requirements for signage posted on the rear of a school bus indicating the use of a school bus infraction detection system; requiring a law enforcement agency to send a notice of violation to the registered owner involved in a violation within a specified timeframe after receiving certain information; requiring a court having jurisdiction over traffic violations to make a determination regarding whether a violation has occurred; requiring the court to uphold the violation if the court finds that a violation has occurred; requiring the court, if the violation is upheld, to require the petitioner to pay certain penalties and costs; revising the required uses for civil penalties assessed and collected for certain violations; prohibiting the use of school bus infraction detection systems for remote surveillance; providing construction; revising purposes for which video and images recorded as part of a school bus infraction detection system may be used; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; making technical changes; amending s. 318.18, F.S.; requiring that certain civil penalties be remitted to a participating school district operating a school bus with a school bus infraction detection system to be used for certain purposes; providing an effective date.

AI Summary

This bill aims to enhance student transportation safety by amending existing laws related to school bus infraction detection systems. Key provisions include: requiring law enforcement to send violation notices to registered owners within a specified timeframe, allowing courts to determine whether violations have occurred and uphold them, specifying that civil penalties collected must be used for the installation, operation, and maintenance of school bus infraction detection systems, as well as other student transportation safety initiatives. The bill also prohibits the use of these systems for remote surveillance and limits the use of recorded video and images. Additionally, it reduces the additional penalty amount from $65 to $25 for violations enforced by school bus infraction detection systems, with the $25 to be remitted to the participating school district.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (1)

Other Sponsors (2)

Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development (Senate), Transportation (Senate)

Last Action

Chapter No. 2024-190, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 7002 (Ch. 2024-159) (on 05/17/2024)

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