Mississippi House Bill 323 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 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 Every School Bus Driver Who Observes A Violation Of A Driver Overtaking A Stopped School Bus To Record The Description Of The Vehicle, License Number Of The Vehicle And The Time And Place Of The Occurrence To Be Reported To The Local Law Enforcement Agency Within Fifteen Days Of The Violation's Occurrence; 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; 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 Require That The Revenue Collected For Infractions Detected By Automated School Bus Safety Cameras Be Remitted To The School District For Purposes Associated With The Purchase Of Additional Cameras, Less Any Administrative And Operating Costs; 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"; An Act To Amend Section 37-41-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Board Of Education To Adopt Rules And Regulations To Ensure That School Districts Require All Passengers To Wear Seat Belts Whenever The Bus Is In Motion; To Amend Section 37-41-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Each School District To Equip School Buses With Properly Designed Seat Belts During The 2015-2016 School Year; To Require Any Buses Purchased By School Districts After July 1, 2015, To Be Equipped With Seat Belts At The Time Of Purchase; To Amend Section 63-2-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Every School Bus That Is Purchased New After July 1, 2015, And Is Used To Transport Public School Students In Grades Prekindergarten Through Grade 12 Must Be Equipped With Seat Belts Meeting Applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; To Require School Buses Purchased Before July 1, 2015, Which Are Still In Service To Be Retrofitted With Seat Belts Meeting Applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; And For Related Purposes.

School buses; require installation of seat belts and cameras on certain.

Rep. Tom Miles [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-03	House	Died In Committee
2015-01-12	House	Referred To Education;Appropriations

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/history/HB/HB0323.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/HB/0300-0399/HB0323IN.htm