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Ohio bill would fund school-bus cameras, tougher penalties and grant program for safety upgrades
Summary
Representatives presented substitute House Bill 3 to create a school-bus safety grant program, broaden permissible on‑bus safety features, tighten penalties for illegally passing stopped school buses and fund a public-awareness campaign; no vote was taken at the committee hearing.
Representative Willis introduced substitute House Bill 3 to the House Finance Committee, outlining a proposal to advance school-bus safety through a mix of criminal penalties, a grant program, and public education.
The bill would strengthen criminal penalties for passing a stopped school bus with flashing lights by setting a $250 minimum fine while giving judges discretion to require an education course and reduce first-offender fines to $150. It would create a School Bus Safety Grant Fund to subsidize a list of 13 safety features recommended by the Ohio School Bus Safety Working Group, allow…
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