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Pinellas County Schools briefs board on stop‑arm camera law; district says it has no immediate plan to deploy cameras
Summary
Staff from Pinellas County Schools reviewed SB 766 (statute 316.173), which allows school districts to use stop‑arm camera systems in cooperation with law enforcement; the district described legal and operational requirements and said its routing rules and long‑running safety committee limit the immediate need to install cameras.
Pinellas County Schools attorneys and transportation staff briefed Forward Pinellas on a new state law that allows school districts to equip bus stop arms with camera systems to detect motorists who fail to stop. The law (SB 766, codified as part of Florida Statute section 316.173) requires an interlocal agreement with a law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction where an infraction occurs, signage on buses that employ cameras, a 30‑day public awareness period before citations are issued and strict rules about retention and destruction of footage.
Sarah Wechter, assistant school board attorney, outlined the statute’s principal requirements:…
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