SB998: Bill Text

SB998,,18 (d) Any school district receiving its first grant under sub. (2) (a) 1. shall ensure that the school bus equipped using the grant money is equipped with a camera system that includes cameras capturing images in the bus’s direction of travel and opposite to the bus’s direction of travel on both the left and right sides of the bus.

SB998,2 Section 2. 346.485 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 346.485 (2) (am).

SB998,3 Section 3. 346.485 (2) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

SB998,,21 346.485 (2) (bm) If an owner or operator of a school bus believes that a violation of s. 346.48 (1) is demonstrated by a recording made by a photographic or video system equipped to the school bus, the owner or operator may prepare a report indicating that a violation has occurred. The report shall include a copy of the recording that the owner or operator believes demonstrates a violation of s. 346.48 (1).

SB998,4 Section 4. 346.485 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB998,,23 346.485 (3) Within 24 72 hours after observing the observation of the violation, for a report under sub. (2) (am), or within 72 hours after the recording of the violation, for a report under sub. (2) (bm), the school bus operator or owner may deliver the a report under sub. (2) to a traffic officer of the county or municipality in which the violation occurred. A report which under sub. (2) (am) that does not contain all the information in sub. (2) (am) 1. to 3. or a report under sub. (2) (bm) that does not provide sufficient information to allow the issuance of a traffic citation shall nevertheless be delivered and shall be maintained by the county or municipality for statistical purposes.

SB998,5 Section 5. 346.485 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB998,,25 346.485 (4) (a) Within 48 hours 5 days after receiving a report under sub. (2) (am) containing all the information in sub. (2) (am) 1. to 3. or a report under sub. (2) (bm) that provides sufficient information to allow the issuance of a traffic citation, the traffic officer may prepare a uniform traffic citation under s. 345.11 and may personally serve it upon the owner of the vehicle.

SB998,6 Section 6. 346.49 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 346.49 (3) (a) and amended to read:

SB998,,27 346.49 (3) (a) A Except as provided under par. (b), a vehicle owner or other person found liable under s. 346.485 or 346.457 may be required to forfeit not less than $30 nor more than $300.

SB998,,28 (c) Imposition of liability under s. 346.485 or 346.457 shall not result in suspension or revocation of a person’s operating license under s. 343.30, nor shall it result in demerit points being recorded on a person’s driving record under s. 343.32 (2) (a).

SB998,7 Section 7. 346.49 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

SB998,,30 346.49 (3) (b) Notwithstanding s. 346.485 (5) (a), if the state cannot demonstrate that the owner was operating the vehicle at the time the violation under s. 346.485 occurred, the minimum and maximum forfeitures under par. (a) are halved.

SB998,8 Section 8. 346.496 of the statutes is created to read:

SB998,,32 346.496 School bus safety camera surcharge. (1) If a court imposes a fine or a forfeiture for a violation of s. 346.48 or 346.485, or a local ordinance in conformity therewith, it shall impose a school bus safety camera surcharge under ch. 814 in an amount of $200.

SB998,,33 (2) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), the clerk of court shall collect and transmit the amount of the school bus safety camera surcharge under sub. (1) to the county treasurer as provided in s. 59.40 (2) (m). The county treasurer shall then make payment to the secretary of administration as provided in s. 59.25 (3) (f) 2.

SB998,,34 (b) If the forfeiture is imposed by a municipal court, the court shall transmit the amount of the school bus safety camera surcharge under sub. (1) to the treasurer of the county, city, town, or village, and that treasurer shall make payment to the secretary of administration as provided in s. 66.0114 (1) (bm).

SB998,,35 (c) The secretary of administration shall deposit all amounts received under this subsection in the general fund.

SB998,9 Section 9. 814.75 (28) of the statutes is created to read:

SB998,,37 814.75 (28) The school bus safety camera surcharge under s. 346.496.

SB998,10 Section 10. 814.78 (13) of the statutes is created to read:

SB998,,39 814.78 (13) The school bus safety camera surcharge under s. 346.496.

SB998,11 Section 11. 814.79 (11) of the statutes is created to read:

SB998,,41 814.79 (11) The school bus safety camera surcharge under s. 346.496.

SB998,12 Section 12. Nonstatutory provisions.

SB998,,43 (1) Not later than 60 days after the effective date of this subsection, the department of transportation shall inform each school district of all of the following:

SB998,,44 (a) The availability of grants under s. 85.56.

SB998,,45 (b) The procedure for applying for grants under s. 85.56.

SB998,,46 (2) Not later than 30 days after receiving notice under sub. (1), a school district shall provide the information received from the department of transportation to each person from which the school district obtains busing service.

SB998,,47 (end)