Mississippi House Bill 16 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 3 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-02-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 63-3-615, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Local Law Enforcement Agency To Mail Notice Of The Infraction To The Registered Owner Of The Vehicle Within Fifteen Days Of Receipt Of The Report Of Overtaking A Stopped School Bus; To Prescribe What Information Must Be Included In The Citation Mailed To The Registered Owner Of The Motor Vehicle; To Permit The Use Of Recorded Images As Evidence To Prove A Motor Vehicle Was Operated In Violation Of This Section; To Establish What Actions And Materials Shall Serve As Prima Facie Evidence And The Manner In Which Such Evidence May Be Rebutted; To Provide An Exemption From The Reporting Requirement To School Bus Drivers Operating School Buses Equipped With Automated School Bus Safety Cameras; To Amend Section 37-41-59, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize School Districts To Install And Operate Automated School Bus Safety Cameras On School Buses To Be Used For Detecting Violations Of Drivers Overtaking A Stopped School Bus, Provided The Use Of Such Cameras Is Approved By The Local School Board; To Provide That School Districts Are Not Required To Take School Buses Out Of Service For The Installation Of Cameras; To Provide That School Districts Shall Be Held Harmless From Any Criminal Or Civil Liability Arising Under The Use Of Cameras; To Stipulate That The Automated School Bus Safety Cameras May Only Take Pictures Of The Vehicle And Vehicle License Plate And Only While An Infraction Is Occurring; To Prescribe The Time For Which Notice Of Infraction Must Be Mailed To The Registered Owner Of Vehicle If The Infraction Is Recorded On An Automated School Bus Safety Camera; To Provide That The Recording Taken By An Automated School Bus Safety Camera Is Not A Public Record And May Not Be Used In Court In A Pending Action Or Proceeding Unless Such Court Action Relates To The Violation Of Overtaking A Stopped School Bus; To Require School Districts Which Install And Operate Automated School Bus Safety Cameras To Compensate The Manufacturer Or Vendor Of The Equipment Based Only On Value Of The Equipment And Services Provided In Support Of Operating And Maintaining The System; To Require Any Repair, Replacement Or Administrative Works Cost Associated With The Installation And Operation Of The Cameras To Be Paid For Solely By The Manufacturer Or Vendor; To Require School Districts To Adhere To Public Purchase Bid Law Requirements Before Contracting With A Manufacturer Or Vendor Of The Equipment; To Provide For The Distribution Of Funds Generated From The Collection Of Violation To Certain Entities; To Provide That Revenue Allocated To School Districts For Such Infractions May Be Used To Conduct A Study On The Feasibility And Necessity Of Installing Seatbelts On All School Buses In The District; To Prescribe The Manner In Which Citations For Violations Of This Act Are To Be Addressed When The Vehicle Is Determined To Be A Rental Vehicle; To Define The Term "an Automated School Bus Safety Camera"; To Require The State Superintendent Of Public Education, In Consultation With The Commissioner Of Transportation To Promulgate Rules And Regulations To Require Local School Boards To Provide For The Installation And Use Of On-board School Bus Monitoring Systems On Every School Bus Used For The Transportation Of Pupils Enrolled In The School District; To Prescribe The Requirements Of The Policies And Procedures To Be Promulgated By School Boards For The Use Of On-board School Bus Monitoring Systems; To Require The School District To Notify School Bus Drivers, Pupils And Pupils' Parents That They Are Subject To Being Videotaped On A School Bus At Any Time; To Prescribe The Manner In Which Notification Must Be Given And The Information Concerning Driver And Pupil Conduct To Be Included; To Provide That The Recordings Taken By An On-board School Bus Monitoring System Shall Be Confidential; To Require The Local School Board To Designate Administrative Personnel To Periodically Review Videotapes On A Random Basis To Ensure Proper Driver And Pupil Conduct; To Amend Section 37-15-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

School buses; mandate use of cameras on exterior and interior of for safety purposes.

Rep. Rita Martinson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-03	House	Died In Committee
2015-01-06	House	Referred To Education;Appropriations

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/history/HB/HB0016.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/HB/0001-0099/HB0016IN.htm