THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

INTRODUCED BY GREENLEAF, STACK, O'PAKE, BROWNE AND WONDERLING, FEBRUARY 20, 2009

REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, FEBRUARY 20, 2009  

AN ACT

Establishing a pilot program to provide for automated

enforcement of meeting or overtaking school bus requirements

in a selected school district; and making an appropriation.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Short title.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the Automated

Enforcement System on School Buses Pilot Program Act.

Section 2.  Definitions.

The following words and phrases when used in this act shall

have the meanings given to them in this section unless the

context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Department."  The Department of Transportation of the

Commonwealth.

"Program."  The Automated Enforcement System on School Buses

Pilot Program established in section 3.

Section 3.  Automated Enforcement System on School Buses Pilot

Program.

(a)  Nature of program.--The department is authorized to

establish and administer the Automated Enforcement System on

School Buses Pilot Program during the 2009-2010 school year. The

program shall provide for the enforcement of 75 Pa.C.S. § 3345 

(relating to meeting or overtaking school bus) by recording

violations using an automated enforcement system designed to be

installed on school buses and approved by the department.

(b)  Duties of department.--The department shall:

(1)  Develop and publicize an application procedure for

school districts interested in participating in the program.

(2)  Select one school district to participate in the

program from the list of applicant school districts.

(3)  Make available a one-time grant to the school

district selected to fund the implementation and operation of

the automated enforcement system under this act in the

2009-2010 school year. The grant may not exceed $100,000 or

be derived from the Motor License Fund.

(4)  Monitor and evaluate the program and present a

report of the evaluation to the Transportation Committee of

the Senate and the Transportation Committee of the House of

Representatives.

Section 4.  Appropriation.

The sum of $100,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department

of Transportation for the fiscal year July 1, 2009, to June 30,

2010, for the purposes of administering this act.

Section 5.  Expiration.

This act shall expire June 30, 2010.

Section 6.  Effective date.

This act shall take effect immediately.