SF 584

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/26/2021 10:07am

A bill for an act
relating to transportation; requiring fines for school bus stop-signal arm violations
to be deposited in the school bus stop-signal arm camera grant account; requiring
the commissioner of public safety to make grants; appropriating money; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.444, subdivisions 2, 6, by adding subdivisions.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.444, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Violations by drivers; penalties.

(a) A person who fails to stop a vehicle or
to keep it stopped, as required in subdivision 1, or who violates subdivision 1a, is guilty of
a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $500.

(b) A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor if the person fails to stop a motor vehicle
or to keep it stopped, as required in subdivision 1, or who violates subdivision 1a, and
commits either or both of the following acts:

(1) passes or attempts to pass the school bus in a motor vehicle on the right-hand,
passenger-door side of the bus; or

(2) passes or attempts to pass the school bus in a motor vehicle when a school child is
outside of and on the street or highway used by the school bus or on the adjacent sidewalk.

new text begin (c) The fines collected for violations of subdivisions 1 and 1a pursuant to this subdivision
must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the school bus stop-signal arm camera
grant account established in subdivision 9.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2021, and applies to violations
that occur on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.444, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Violation; penalty for owner or lessee.

(a) If a motor vehicle is operated in
violation of subdivision 1 or 1a, the owner of the vehicle, or for a leased motor vehicle the
lessee of the vehicle, is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.

(b) The owner or lessee may not be fined under paragraph (a) if (1) another person is
convicted for that violation, or (2) the motor vehicle was stolen at the time of the violation.

(c) Paragraph (a) does not apply to a lessor of a motor vehicle if the lessor keeps a record
of the name and address of the lessee.

(d) Paragraph (a) does not prohibit or limit the prosecution of a motor vehicle operator
for violating subdivision 1 or 1a.

(e) A violation under paragraph (a) does not constitute grounds for revocation or
suspension of the owner's or lessee's driver's license.

new text begin (f) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the fines collected for violations of this
subdivision must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the school bus stop-signal
arm camera grant account established in subdivision 9.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2021, and applies to violations
that occur on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.444, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Account created. new text end

new text begin (a) The school bus stop-signal arm camera grant account is
created in the special revenue fund, consisting of all money deposited under subdivisions
2 and 6, and any other money donated, allotted, transferred, or otherwise provided to the
account. The money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of public
safety to provide grants to school districts, charter schools, and companies that provide
school bus services for the following purposes:
new text end

new text begin (1) to purchase and install stop-signal arm camera systems; or
new text end

new text begin (2) as reimbursement for stop-signal arm camera systems that have already been
purchased and installed.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner may seek assistance from the commissioner of education in
administering the grants.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2021.
new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.444, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Data privacy. new text end

new text begin (a) Data collected through the use of a school bus stop-signal
arm camera system are private data on individuals, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision
12, subject to the following:
new text end

new text begin (1) if the individual requests a copy of the recording, data on other individuals who do
not consent to the data's release must be redacted from the copy;
new text end

new text begin (2) data that are the subject of a violation under this section may be disclosed to a law
enforcement agency;
new text end

new text begin (3) data that are criminal investigative data are governed by section 13.82, subdivision
7; and
new text end

new text begin (4) section 13.04, subdivision 2, does not apply to collection of the data.
new text end

new text begin (b) The owner or operator of a school bus stop-signal arm camera is subject to the
provisions of chapter 13 and paragraph (a) with respect to data collected, created, received,
maintained, or disseminated through the use of a school bus stop-signal arm camera system.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2021, and applies to data collected
on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.444, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end

new text begin Reporting. new text end

new text begin A school bus driver must report a violation of this section to a
supervisor. The supervisor must report the violation to a law enforcement agency.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2021, and applies to violations
that occur on or after that date.
new text end