School Bus Stops – Monitoring Cameras and Safety Measures
Sponsor: David Moon (District 20)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Vehicle Laws - Rules of the RoadStatus: First Reading Judicial Proceedings (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring a law enforcement agency, under certain cirucumstances, to issue a warning rather than a citation for a failure to stop for a school vehicle that is recorded by a school bus monitoring camera; and requiring the State Highway Administration to develop a certain plan for improved safety measures at certain school bus stops in Montgomery County and to report its findings on or before December 31, 2024.
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Testimony (14)
MGA witness listFAV 4FavorableUNF 9UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Brown, Renaud | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Moon, Delegate Moonlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Moon, David | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Rodriguez, Daniel | Anne Arundel County Police Dept. | Oral |
| UNF | Randazzo, Stephen | BusPatrol America | Oral |
| UNF | Hale, Terry | Cecil County Councils Office | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Mehu, Natashalobbyist | Chiefs and Sheriffs Associations | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Jakuta, Joseph | Climate Parents of Prince George's | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Woolums, Johnlobbyist | Maryland Assn. of Boards of Education | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Sample, Sarah | Maryland Association of Counties | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Thompson, Jeffrey | St Marys County Public Schools Department of Transportation | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Pugh, Adrienne | Individual | Position only |
| INFO | Westervelt, Patricia | Maryland Department of Transportation | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
BusPatrol AmericaUNF 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFMehu, NatashaChiefs and Sheriffs AssociationsRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association; Maryland Patient Care and Access Coalition; Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants; Maryland Academy of Advanced Practice Clinicians; Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail, LLC; Maryland Works, Inc.…
UNFWoolums, JohnMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education