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| 1 | 1 | 87S10032 AJZ-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Gervin-Hawkins H.B. No. 36 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the enforcement of the prohibition on passing a school | |
| 8 | 8 | bus using images from a school bus monitoring system. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 542, Transportation Code, | |
| 11 | 11 | is amended by adding Section 542.207 to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 542.207. USE OF SCHOOL BUS MONITORING SYSTEM IMAGES | |
| 13 | 13 | FOR ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN OFFENSES. (a) In this section, "school | |
| 14 | 14 | bus monitoring system" means a camera installed on a school bus for | |
| 15 | 15 | the purpose of detecting violations described by Section 545.066. | |
| 16 | 16 | (b) Notwithstanding Sections 707.020 and 707.021, a local | |
| 17 | 17 | authority or a school district may issue a civil or criminal charge | |
| 18 | 18 | or citation, as applicable, for a violation described by Section | |
| 19 | 19 | 545.066 based on a recorded image produced by a school bus | |
| 20 | 20 | monitoring system. The recorded image may be used as evidence in a | |
| 21 | 21 | proceeding for the violation. | |
| 22 | 22 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the | |
| 23 | 23 | last day of the legislative session. |