1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; appropriating money for an educational campaign 
1.3 	regarding stopping for school buses.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. STOPPING FOR SCHOOL BUSES SAFETY CAMPAIGN.
 1.6 	(a) $50,000 in fiscal year 2018 is appropriated from the driver services operating account 
1.7 	in the special revenue fund to the commissioner of public safety for an education and 
1.8 	awareness campaign on passing school buses. This is a onetime appropriation and is available 
1.9 	in fiscal year 2019.
1.10 	(b) The campaign must be designed to: (1) help reduce occurrences of motor vehicles 
1.11 	unlawfully passing school buses; and (2) inform drivers about the safety of pupils boarding 
1.12 	and unloading from school buses, including (i) laws requiring a motor vehicle to stop when 
1.13 	a school bus has extended the stop-signal arm and is flashing red lights, and (ii) penalties 
1.14 	for violations. When developing the campaign, the commissioner must identify best practices, 
1.15 	review effective communication methods to educate drivers, and consider multiple forms 
1.16 	of media to convey the information.

1.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.