Senate panel unanimously backs school-zone bill to set 1,000-foot default and permit optional ‘school streets’
Parent advocates, crossing guards, bike-bus leaders and local governments told the Senate Transportation and Energy Committee that House Bill 1318 would make school-zone boundaries consistent and permit opt-in tools like school streets and targeted enforcement; the committee passed the amended bill unanimously to the Committee of the Whole.
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House Bill 1318, introduced in the Senate Transportation and Energy Committee by Senator Cutter, would establish that a school zone includes all roadways within 1,000 feet of a school property boundary, create optional tools such as school streets and allow jurisdictions to designate safe routes for targeted enforcement. Sponsor remarks said the bill standardizes expectations for motorists and provides opt-in tools for communities.
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