,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gbjd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #bb1        
#bjbf,ms4 ,bynum introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure1 and in addition to the 
,committee on ,education and ,workforce1
 for a period to be subsequently        
determined by the ,speaker1 in each case
 for consideration of such provisions as
 fall within the jurisdiction of the    
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
direct the ,secretary of ,transportation
 to establish a grant program to        
increase the use of stop-arm safety     
camera technology on schoolbuses1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,school  
,bus ,stop-,arm ,safety ,camera ,act4   
#b4 ,schoolbus stop-arm safety cameras  
study and grant program  7a7 ,study     
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,administrator of 
the ,federal ,motor ,carrier ,safety    
,administration1 in coordination with   

the ,administrator of the ,national     
,highway ,traffic ,safety               
,administration1 shall conduct a study  
to examine the benefits of requiring    
schoolbuses in the ,united ,states to be
 equipped with stop-arm safety cameras4 
7#b7 ,recommendations ,not later than #a
 year after the date of enactment of    
this ,act1 the ,administrator of the    
,federal ,motor ,carrier ,safety        
,administration and the ,administrator  
of the ,national ,highway ,traffic      
,safety ,administration shall publish on
 a publicly available website of each   
respective ,administrator-- 7,a7 the    
findings of the study conducted under   
paragraph 7#a72 and  7,b7 with respect  
to the use of stop-arm safety cameras1  
recommendations on best practices       
regarding-- 7i7 data management and     
privacy safeguards2  7ii7 data sharing  
with law enforcement for fair           
adjudication of alleged traffic         
violations2 and  7iii7 fee and revenue  
sharing structures to ensure programs   

are financially self-sustaining and     
advance student safety4  7b7 ,grant     
program  7#a7 ,establishment ,not later 
than #ah months after the date of       
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,transportation shall establish a    
grant program to increase the use of    
stop-arm safety camera technology on    
schoolbuses4  7#b7 ,eligible recipients 
,the ,secretary may award a grant under 
the program established under paragraph 
7#a7 to a ,state educational agency4    
7#c7 ,applications  7,a7 ,in general ,to
 be eligible for a grant under the      
program established under paragraph     
7#a71 an entity described in paragraph  
7#b7 shall submit to the ,secretary an  
application in such form1 at such time1 
and containing such information as the  
,secretary determines appropriate4  7,b7
 ,notification ,before the date on which
 the ,secretary begins to accept        
applications1 the ,secretary shall      
notify ,state educational agencies of   
the grant availability4  7#d7 ,use of   

funds ,funds awarded under the program  
established under paragraph 7#a7 may be 
used to-- 7,a7 purchase schoolbuses that
 are equipped with stop-arm safety      
camera technology2  7,b7 equip such     
technology on schoolbuses that are      
already owned2 and  7,c7 install1       
maintain1 and repair such technology4   
7#e7 ,definition of ,state educational  
agency ,in this subsection1 the term    
,state educational agency has the       
meaning given that term in section #haja
 of the ,elementary and ,secondary      
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
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