Kentucky House Bill 783: AN ACT relating to school bus stops and declaring an emergency.

Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session

What it does

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 189 to define terms; establish the school bus stop safety camera fund to be administered by the Department for Local Government; provide that moneys in the fund shall be used to provide grants to local governments for the operation of bus stop cameras systems; allow local governments to install bus stop camera systems on public property at school bus stops within their jurisdiction; allow local governments to install bus stop camera systems on private property at school bus stops within their jurisdiction with the permission of the property owner; allow local governments to apply for grants through the fund; require local governments to consult with public school districts within their jurisdiction to determine appropriate placement for the cameras; require the local government that installed the cameras to retain the video images; require parents or guardians of all children assigned to the bus stop to be informed of the existence of a bus stop camera system, and allow parents or guardians to deny permission to film their children; require that if any parent objects to filming, the faces and personal identifying characteristics of all children…

Latest action

to Transportation (H) (2026-03-06)

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