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Committee backs bill letting local districts use automated camera systems to enforce school‑bus stop violations
Summary
The panel approved House Bill 12‑30 allowing local governments and school districts to contract with vendors that use automated video/vehicle identification systems on school buses to detect and enforce stop‑arm and other violations; sponsors said the technology changes driver behavior and can reduce dangerous traffic stops
The Senate Transportation and Energy Committee voted to move House Bill 12‑30 to the Committee of the Whole with a favorable recommendation after adopting an amendment clarifying that local school districts may enter contracts directly with automated vehicle identification (AVIS) vendors.
Under the bill as amended, local governments or school districts may permit approved AVIS camera systems on school buses to photograph or record vehicles that pass stopped buses. Vendors perform evidence‑gathering, notice and mailing operations; the statute continues limits on citation amounts and prohibits contract terms that require citation…
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