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Last action · February 7, 2025

To Transportation (H)

Introduced February 4, 2025

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2025 Regular Session

HB258

AN ACT relating to school bus stops.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to define "bus stop camera system," "school bus stop," and "qualifying school district"; require the installation of video cameras at each school bus stop in a qualifying school district; require the unit of government responsible for maintaining the road where the bus stop is located to install the cameras and retain the video images; specify the allowable uses of the video images and provide for retention timeframes; require school districts to notify the Transpiration Cabinet and all local governments that maintain roads in the district of the location of school bus stops.

Education, Elementary and Secondary Highways, Streets, and Bridges Local Government State Agencies Transportation Public Safety Consolidated Local Governments Local Mandate

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This bill would require school districts that meet certain qualifications to have video cameras installed at each school bus stop, with the government agency responsible for the road handling installation and storage of the footage. It sets rules for how the recorded video may be used and how long it must be kept. School districts would also be required to notify the Transportation Cabinet and local governments about where their bus stops are located. Who it may affect: students who ride school buses, parents and guardians, school districts, and local road authorities across Kentucky.

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