HB 1246-S - DIGEST
(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)

Requires every school bus, beginning September 1, 2019, to be equipped with an automated school bus safety camera.

Requires every school bus manufactured or assembled after September 1, 2019, to be equipped with a shoulder harness-type safety belt assembly for each passenger position.

Requires passengers in school buses equipped with seat belts to wear the belts, in a properly adjusted manner, when the school bus is in motion.

Creates the school bus safety account.

Requires certain funds, as part of the office of the superintendent of public instruction's school bus replacement incentive program, to be deposited into the school district's transportation vehicle fund.