1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; appropriating money for a grant program to equip school 
1.3 	buses with external cameras.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. APPROPRIATION; GRANTS FOR EXTERNAL SCHOOL BUS 
1.6 	CAMERAS.
 1.7 	$6,000,000 in fiscal year 2020 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
1.8 	of public safety for grants to school bus operators to purchase and install external cameras 
1.9 	for the purpose of capturing video of stop arm violations. The commissioner may grant up 
1.10 	to $500 per school bus in the school bus operator's fleet. For purposes of this section, "school 
1.11 	bus operator" means a school district or a company that contracts with a school district to 
1.12 	provide school bus transportation services. This grant program must be administered by the 
1.13 	Office of Pupil Transportation Safety. This is a onetime appropriation. Any unexpended 
1.14 	funds are available in the second year.