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NY S00518
Bill
Status
6/19/2018
Primary Sponsor
Catharine Young
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AI Summary
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School districts and boards of education may adopt resolutions to install safety cameras on school buses to detect vehicles illegally overtaking or passing school buses in violation of Vehicle and Traffic Law section 1174(a).
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Vehicle owners are liable for a $250 monetary penalty if their vehicle is recorded by a school bus camera illegally passing or overtaking a school bus, unless the vehicle operator was convicted of the underlying violation.
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School bus safety cameras must utilize technology to avoid identifying drivers, passengers, or vehicle contents to the extent practicable, and camera images must be forwarded to law enforcement for processing rather than accessed by school districts.
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Penalties are payable to the municipality where the violation occurred, with the school district entitled to a portion equal to camera purchase and maintenance costs; penalties do not count as driving convictions and cannot be used for insurance purposes.
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School districts adopting the program must submit annual reports to the governor and legislature detailing camera usage, violations recorded, notices issued, fines collected, adjudication results, and program expenses.
Legislative Description
Requires a resolution by the board of trustees of a school district to authorize the installation, administration, operation, notice processing and maintenance of and use of photo monitoring devices on school buses to detect and record vehicles illegally passing or overtaking a school bus; provides for owner liability of a motor vehicle detected by a camera to have illegally passed or overtaken a school bus; provides that liability shall be a monetary penalty in the amount of two hundred fifty dollars.
Last Action
referred to codes
6/19/2018