MI Law update: "School Bus Infractions"

House Bill 4201 would amend the Pupil Transportation Act to do the following:

-- Prohibit an individual other than an authorized person from entering a school bus without the bus driver's permission.

-- Prohibit a person from impeding the progress or operation of a school bus.

-- Prescribe a civil infraction for a violation of the bill's prohibitions.

House Bill 4203 would amend the Pupil Transportation Act to allow a sticker to be affixed to the side of a school bus that specified that an unauthorized person attempting to board or boarding the bus would be subject to citation for a civil infraction.

House Bill 4204 would amend the Pupil Transportation Act to allow a school bus to be equipped with a stop-arm camera system.

House Bill 4202 would amend the Michigan Vehicle Code to do the following:

-- Allow a school bus to be equipped with a stop-arm camera system in accordance with the Pupil Transportation Act, which House Bill 4204 would add.

-- Require a school that used a stop-arm camera system to provide a video or photograph recorded by a stop-arm camera system for use as evidence in a proceeding for a violation if requested by a law enforcement agency.

-- Specify that a photograph or video recorded by a stop-arm camera system would be admissible as evidence in a proceeding for a violation of the Code.

House Bill 4201 and House Bill 4203 are tie-barred to each other. House Bill 4202 and House Bill 4204 are tie-barred to each other. Each bill would take effect 90 days after its enactment.

* For details on the new School Bus Infractions" click the link below:

MI Senate Analysis: School Bus Infractions