AN ACT relating to school bus stops and declaring an emergency.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 189 to define terms; establish the school bus stop safety camera fund to be administered by the Department for Local Government; provide that moneys in the fund shall be used to provide grants to local governments for the operation of bus stop cameras systems; allow local governments to install bus stop camera systems on public property at school bus stops within their jurisdiction; allow local governments to install bus…

Introduced: February 27, 2026

Last action: March 6, 2026

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This bill would allow local governments in Kentucky to install camera systems at school bus stops to improve student safety, funded through a new grant program administered by the Department for Local Government. It sets rules for how video footage can be used and stored, and requires that parents or guardians be told about the cameras and given the option to have their children's faces blurred in any footage. The bill is designated as an…

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