WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 676
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Chapter 676
(House Bill 761)
AN ACT concerning
Montgomery County – School Bus Monitoring Cameras – Distribution of Fines
and School Bus Stops
MC 6–24
FOR the purpose of requiring that the fines collected by Montgomery County as a result of
violations enforced on State highways by school bus monitoring cameras be
distributed in a certain manner to be used only to enhance assist in covering the
costs of roadway and pedestrian safety improvements at certain locations in
Montgomery County; prohibiting the location of a school bus stop on certain highways
in Montgomery County unless a school crossing guard is posted or a certain traffic
control device is placed at the school bus stop; and generally relating to the
distribution of revenue generated by school bus monitoring cameras school bus stops
in Montgomery County.
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Section 7–302(e)(4)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement)
BY adding to
Article – Education
Section 7–801.1
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement)
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article – Transportation
Section 21–706.1(c)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement)
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings
7–302.
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(e) (4) (i) Except as provided in paragraph (5) of this subsection, from the
fines collected by a political subdivision as a result of violations enforced by speed
monitoring systems, school bus monitoring cameras, or bus lane monitoring systems, a
political subdivision:
1. May recover the costs of implementing and administering
the speed monitoring systems, school bus monitoring cameras, or bus lane monitoring
systems; and
2. Subject to subparagraphs (ii), (iii), and (iv) of this
paragraph, may spend any remaining balance solely for public safety purposes, including
pedestrian safety programs.
(ii) 1. For any fiscal year, if the balance remaining from the fines
collected by a political subdivision as a result of violations enforced by speed monitoring
systems, after the costs of implementing and administering the systems are recovered in
accordance with subparagraph (i)1 of this paragraph, is greater than 10% of the total
revenues of the political subdivision for the fiscal year, the political subdivision shall remit
any funds that exceed 10% of the total revenues to the Comptroller.
2. The Comptroller shall deposit any money remitted under
this subparagraph to the General Fund of the State.
(iii) The fines collected by Prince George’s County as a result of
violations enforced by speed monitoring systems on Maryland Route 210 shall be remitted
to the Comptroller for distribution to the State Highway Administration to be used solely
to assist in covering the costs of:
1. Examining the engineering, infrastructure, and other
relevant factors that may contribute to safety issues on Maryland Route 210 in Prince
George’s County;
2. Reporting its findings and recommendations on any
solutions to these safety issues; and
3. Implementing any solutions to these safety issues.
(iv) 1. From the fines collected by Baltimore City as a result of
violations enforced by speed monitoring systems on Interstate 83, any balance remaining
after the allocation of fines under subparagraph (i)1 of this paragraph shall be remitted to
the Comptroller for distribution to the Baltimore City Department of Transportation to be
used solely to assist in covering the cost of roadway improvements on Interstate 83 in
Baltimore City.
2. Fines remitted to the Baltimore City Department of
Transportation under subsubparagraph 1 of this subparagraph are supplemental to and WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 676
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are not intended to take the place of funding that would otherwise be appropriated for uses
described under subsubparagraph 1 of this subparagraph.
(v) From the fines collected by Anne Arundel County as a result of
violations enforced by speed monitoring systems on Maryland Route 175 (Jessup Road)
between the Maryland Route 175/295 interchange and the Anne Arundel County–Howard
County line, any balance remaining after the allocation of fines under subparagraph (i)1 of
this paragraph shall be remitted to the Comptroller for distribution to the State Highway
Administration to be used solely to assist in covering the cost of speed reduction measures
and roadway and pedestrian safety improvements on Maryland Route 175 (Jessup Road)
between the Maryland Route 175/295 interchange and the Anne Arundel County–Howard
County line.
(vi) From the fines collected by the Town of Oxford as a result of
violations enforced by speed monitoring systems at the intersection of Maryland Route 333
(Oxford Road) and Bonfield Avenue in Talbot County, any balance remaining after the
allocation of fines under subparagraph (i)1 of this paragraph shall be remitted to the
Comptroller for distribution to the State Highway Administration to be used solely to assist
in covering the cost of roadway and pedestrian safety improvements in and around the
intersection of Maryland Route 333 (Oxford Road) and Bonfield Avenue.
(VII) FROM THE FINES COLLEC TED BY MONTGOMERY COUNTY
AS A RESULT OF VIOLA TIONS ENFORCED BY SC HOOL BUS MONITORING CAMERAS ON
STATE HIGHWAYS , ANY BALANCE REMAININ G AFTER THE ALLOCATI ON OF FINES
UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (I)1 OF THIS PARAGRAPH SH ALL BE REMITTED TO T HE
COMPTROLLER FOR DISTR IBUTION TO THE STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION TO
BE USED ONLY TO ENHA NCE ASSIST IN COVERING T HE COSTS OF ROADWAY AND
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS AT LOCATIONS IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY
WHERE THE VIOLATIONS OCCURRED ALONG STATE HIGHWAYS WHERE STUDENTS:
1. BOARD OR EXIT A SCHOO L BUS; OR
2. NOT INCLUDING EXPRESS WAYS, TRAVEL TO OR FROM
A DESTINATION AT WHICH THEY BOARD OR EXIT A SCHOOL BUS .
Article – Education
7–801.1.
(A) THIS SECTION APPLIES ONLY IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
(B) BEGINNING ON DECEMBER 1, 2025 31, 2026, A SCHOOL BUS STOP MA Y
NOT BE LOCATED ON AN Y HIGHWAY WITH FIVE OR MORE UNDIVIDED TRAFFIC LANES
UNLESS:
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(1) A SCHOOL CROSSING GUAR D IS POSTED AT THE S CHOOL BUS STOP
TO ASSIST STUDENTS I N CROSSING THE HIGHW AY; OR
(2) A TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVI CE THAT MAINTAINS A RED SIGNAL
WHILE A STUDENT IS B OARDING OR EXITING A SCHOOL BUS IS PLACED AT THE
SCHOOL BUS STOP .
Article – Transportation
21–706.1.
(c) (1) A school bus monitoring camera may not be used in a local jurisdiction
under this section unless its use is authorized by the governing body of the local jurisdiction
by local law enacted after reasonable notice and a public hearing.
(2) If authorized by the governing body of the local jurisdiction, a law
enforcement agency, in consultation with the county board of education, may place school
bus monitoring cameras on school buses in the county.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July
October 1, 2024.
Approved by the Governor, May 9, 2024.