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Witnesses tell committee school-bus camera systems can reduce violations; members press privacy and liability concerns
Summary
At the second hearing on House Bill 518, a Bus Patrol executive said school-bus violation detection systems are permissive, use video and license-plate readers, and have reduced violations in other states; legislators questioned whether cameras would unfairly assign liability to registered vehicle owners and whether the systems would incentivize more ticketing.
At a second hearing on House Bill 518, Ryan Manal, senior vice president of Bus Patrol, testified the bill would provide a framework for school districts and local law enforcement to use school-bus violation detection monitoring systems to enforce stop-arm and bus-stop laws.
Manal said the systems combine multiple cameras, still imagery, video and license-plate readers to compile an evidence package for local law enforcement review. He described the program as permissive—not state-mandated—and said revenue from citations…
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