MA S1862

Bill

MA S1862

Relative to school bus safety

Introduced
04/15/2015

In Committee
04/15/2015

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to school bus safety. Transportation.

AI Summary

This bill authorizes any city or town in Massachusetts to install and operate video camera monitoring systems, including audio recording, on school buses specifically to enhance the safety of students and drivers. This is an addition to existing authorized monitoring devices and allows for this technology regardless of other laws. The bill also establishes clear guidelines for the retention and destruction of recorded data: any footage that does not show a violation must be deleted within 30 days, while footage showing a violation must be kept for one year after any legal proceedings related to it are finalized, unless a court orders otherwise. Furthermore, any school bus equipped with such a monitoring system must display warning signs indicating its presence for as long as the system is in use.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (3)

Kathleen O'Connor Ives (D)*, Diana Dizoglio (D), Frank Moran (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see S2267 (on 05/02/2016)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/Senate/S1862

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/Senate/S1862
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S1862
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S1862.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H627	Relative to boater safety to be known as the David Hanson act	Accompanied a new draft, see H4574	Similar To
S1191	Requiring automated external defibrillators in schools	New draft substituted, see S2449	Similar To
S1206	Relative to patient safety	Accompanied a study order, see S2356	Similar To
S1796	Relative to the safety and protection of utility work and construction sites	Accompanied a study order, see S2388	Similar To
S1813	Relative to traffic safety	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1818	Relative to bicycle safety	Accompanied a study order, see S2387	Similar To
S1859	Relative to pedestrian safety	Accompanied a study order, see S2387	Similar To
S1879	Relative to cyclist safety	Accompanied a study order, see S2387	Similar To
S2267	Relative to school bus safety	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Replaced by
S2515	Establishing a snowmobile educational safety program	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S333	Relative to safety response in schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2348	Similar To

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