CO HB1230

Authorizes the state, counties, cities, and school districts (with board of education approval) to install automated vehicle identification systems on school buses to detect drivers illegally passing stopped buses with activated visual signal lights

Sets maximum civil penalty at $300 (including surcharges and fees) for violations detected by automated systems, with notices sent to registered vehicle owners

Prohibits vendor compensation from being based on fine revenue or citation quotas; payment must be based on equipment/service value provided

Creates rebuttable presumption that school bus signal lights were activated and the bus was stopped for children when electronic indicator appears in automated system photographs

Clarifies that drivers on highways with separate roadways divided by physical barriers (not just painted medians) need not stop for school buses on different roadways