1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; increasing fine for certain traffic violations around 
1.3 	school buses; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 169.444, subdivision 2.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 169.444, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subd. 2.Violations by drivers; penalties. (a) A person who fails to stop a vehicle 
1.7 	or to keep it stopped, as required in subdivision 1, or who violates subdivision 1a, is guilty 
1.8 	of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $300 $500.
1.9 	(b) A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor if the person fails to stop a motor 
1.10 	vehicle or to keep it stopped, as required in subdivision 1, or who violates subdivision 1a, 
1.11 	and commits either or both of the following acts:
1.12 	(1) passes or attempts to pass the school bus in a motor vehicle on the right-hand, 
1.13 	passenger-door side of the bus; or
1.14 	(2) passes or attempts to pass the school bus in a motor vehicle when a school child is 
1.15 	outside of and on the street or highway used by the school bus or on the adjacent sidewalk.

1.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2016, and applies to 
1.17 	violations committed on and after that date.