88R4135 AJZ-D
By: Gervin-Hawkins H.B. No. 648
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the enforcement of the prohibition on passing a school
bus using images from a school bus monitoring system.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 542, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 542.207 to read as follows:
Sec. 542.207. USE OF SCHOOL BUS MONITORING SYSTEM IMAGES
FOR ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN OFFENSES. (a) In this section, "school
bus monitoring system" means a camera installed on a school bus for
the purpose of detecting violations described by Section 545.066.
(b) Notwithstanding Sections 707.020 and 707.021, a local
authority or a school district may issue a civil or criminal charge
or citation, as applicable, for a violation described by Section
545.066 based on a recorded image produced by a school bus
monitoring system. The recorded image may be used as evidence in a
proceeding for the violation.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.