Florida 2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee 4 R cosponsors

HB 1045 — Student Transportation Safety

Last action — Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 994 (Ch. 2024-190), CS/SB 7002 (Ch. 2024-159)

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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Student Transportation Safety; Authorizes contracts for school bus infraction detection systems which authorize private vendor or manufacturer to receive share of revenue; revises requirements for signage posted on rear of school bus; requires law enforcement to send notice of violation to registered owner of motor vehicle involved in violation; requires court to determine whether violation has occurred; requires court to uphold violation if violation has occurred and require petitioner to pay penalties & costs; revises required uses for civil penalties assessed & collected for violations; prohibits use of system for remote surveillance; revises purposes for which video & images may be used; requires that civil penalties be remitted to school district.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

671 added · 237 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of HB 1045 introduces changes related to the enforcement of school bus safety measures. It allows charter and private schools to install school bus camera systems to catch drivers who illegally pass stopped buses, while also ensuring that these systems cannot be used for remote surveillance. The bill now permits school authorities to create their own procedures for handling violations and clarifies how collected fines can be used. This is important because it supports student safety by enhancing the enforcement of traffic laws around school buses without infringing on privacy rights.

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB1045 2024 A bill to be entitled An act relating to student transportation safety;
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB1045 2024 A bill to be entitled An act relating to student transportation safety;
316.003, F.S.;
revising the definition of the term "local hearing officer";
amending s.
authorizing contracts for installation of school bus infraction detection systems which authorize a private vendor or manufacturer to receive a share of certain revenue collected;
authorizing charter schools and private schools to install and operate school bus infraction detection systems;
providing requirements for such contracts;
providing construction;
revising requirements for signage posted on the rear of a school bus indicating the use of a school bus infraction detection system;
authorizing traffic infraction enforcement officers who meet specified requirements and school board security agencies to enforce specified violations;
requiring a law enforcement agency to send a notice of violation to the registered owner of the motor vehicle involved in a violation within a specified timeframe after receiving certain information;
revising requirements for signage posted on the rear of a school bus indicating use of a school bus infraction detection system;
requiring a court having jurisdiction over traffic violations to determine whether a violation has occurred;
authorizing the governing board of a school entity to establish certain procedures for a hearing to contest liability or a notice of violation;
requiring the court to uphold the violation if the court finds that a violation has occurred;
requiring the court, if the violation is upheld, to require the petitioner to pay certain penalties and costs;
prohibiting the use of a school bus infraction detection system for remote surveillance;
prohibiting school bus infraction detection systems from being used for remote surveillance;
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revising purposes for which video and images recorded as part of a school bus infraction detection system may be used;
amending s.
316.640, F.S.;
providing that a school safety officer who completes certain training may be authorized by a county, municipality, or school entity as a traffic Page 1of 25 CODING:
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hb1045-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB1045 2024 infraction enforcement officer and may issue certain notices and citations;
conforming provisions to changes made by the act;
requiring that certain civil penalties be remitted to a school district operating a school bus with a school bus infraction detection system and be used for certain purposes;
requiring certain civil penalties to be remitted to a school district, charter school, or private school operating a school bus with a school bus infraction detection system to be used for certain purposes;
Paragraph (b) of subsection (1), paragraph (a) of subsection (2), subsections (5) and (7), paragraph (a) of subsection (16), and paragraph (a) of subsection (17) of section 316.173, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
Subsection (38) of section 316.003, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
316.173 School bus infraction detection systems.— (1) (b) The school district may contract with a private vendor or manufacturer to install a school bus infraction detection system on any school bus within its fleet, whether owned, contracted, or leased, and for services including, but not limited to, the installation, operation, and maintenance of the system.
316.003 Definitions.—The following words and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section, except where the context otherwise requires:
The school district's decision to install school bus infraction detection systems must be based solely on the need to increase public safety.
(38) LOCAL HEARING OFFICER.— (a) The person, designated by a department, county, or municipality that elects to authorize traffic infraction enforcement officers to issue traffic citations under ss.
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316.0083(1)(a) and 316.1896(1), who is authorized to conduct hearings related to a notice of violation issued pursuant to s.
316.0083 or s.
316.1896.
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The department may enter into an interlocal agreement to use the local hearing officer of a county or municipality.
(b) The person, designated by a school district, charter school, or private school that elects to authorize traffic infraction enforcement officers or one or more law enforcement agencies to issue traffic citations under s.
316.173, who is authorized to conduct hearings related to a notice of violation issued pursuant to s.
316.173.
The school district, charter school, or private school may use an attorney in good standing with The Florida Bar for at least 5 years designated by the governing board to serve as the local hearing officer.
A local hearing officer designated under this paragraph may serve in such office for one or more school entities, and such service does not constitute dual officeholding as prohibited by s.
5(a), Art.
II of the State Constitution.
The school district, charter school, or private school may enter into an interlocal agreement to use the local hearing officer of a county or municipality.
Section 2.
Subsections (6) through (19) of section 316.173, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (7) through (20), respectively, subsection (1), paragraph (a) of subsection (2), subsections (3), (4), and (5), and present subsections (7), (8), (10), (11), (12), (16), and (17) are amended, and a new subsection (6) is added to that section, to read:
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hb1045-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB1045 2024 (1)(a) A school district, charter school, or private school may install and operate a school bus infraction detection system on a school bus for the purpose of enforcing s.
316.172(1)(a) and (b) as provided in and consistent with this section.
(b) The school district, charter school, or private school may contract with a private vendor or manufacturer to install a school bus infraction detection system on any school bus within its fleet, whether owned, contracted, or leased, and for services including, but not limited to, the installation, operation, and maintenance of the system.
The school district's, charter school's, or private school's decision to install school bus infraction detection systems must be based solely on the need to increase public safety.
An individual may not receive a commission from any revenue collected from violations detected through the use of a school bus infraction detection system.
However, on or after July 1, 2024, a school district or consortium of school districts may, through a competitive procurement pursuant to s.
This paragraph may not be construed to prohibit a private vendor or manufacturer from receiving a fixed percentage of collected proceeds for service rendered in relation to the installation, operation, or maintenance of school bus infraction detection systems.
287.057, enter into a contract with a private vendor or manufacturer to install a school bus infraction detection system which authorizes the private vendor or manufacturer to receive a share of the revenue collected by a school district for violations detected through the use of a school bus infraction detection system.
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The procurement must use competitive sealed bids, competitive sealed proposals, or competitive sealed replies.
The contract may not be awarded using an exceptional purchase provision provided for in s.
287.057(3).
A school district or consortium of school districts may not use a contract competitively awarded by another governmental entity for contracts that authorize the private vendor or manufacturer to receive a share of the revenue collected by a school district for violations detected through the use of a school bus infraction detection system.
A consortium member district, however, may use a regional consortium service organization contract if one is available.
(2)(a) The school district must post high-visibility reflective signage on the rear of each school bus in which a Page 3of 9 CODING:
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hb1045-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB1045 2024 must ensure that each school bus infraction detection system meets the requirements of subsection (19) (18).
(d) The school district, charter school, or private school may must enter into an interlocal agreement with one or more law enforcement agencies authorized to enforce violations of s.
316.172(1)(a) and (b) within the school district which jointly establishes the responsibilities of enforcement and the reimbursement of costs associated with school bus infraction detection systems consistent with this section.
For the purposes of administering this section, a traffic infraction enforcement officer who meets the requirements of s.
316.640 or a certified school board security agency that employs law enforcement officers may enforce violations of s.
316.172(1)(a) and (b) as authorized by this section.
(2)(a) The school district, charter school, or private school must post high-visibility reflective signage on the rear of each school bus in which a school bus infraction detection system is installed and operational which indicates the use of such system.
(5) Within 30 days after receiving the information required in subsection (4), the law enforcement agency must, if it is determined determines that the motor vehicle violated s.
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hb1045-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB1045 2024 (3) If a school district, charter school, or private school that has never conducted a school bus infraction detection system program begins such a program, the school district, charter school, or private school must make a public announcement and conduct a public awareness campaign of the proposed use of school bus infraction detection systems at least 30 days before commencing enforcement under the school bus infraction detection system program and notify the public of the specific date on which the program will commence.
During the 30- day public awareness campaign, only a warning may be issued to the registered owner of a motor vehicle for a violation of s.
316.172(1)(a) or (b) enforced by a school bus infraction detection system, and a civil penalty may not be imposed under chapter 318.
(4) Within 30 days after an alleged violation of s.
316.172(1)(a) or (b) is recorded by a school bus infraction detection system, the school district, charter school, or private school or the private vendor or manufacturer under paragraph (1)(b) must submit the following information to a law enforcement agency or a traffic infraction enforcement officer designated that has entered into an interlocal agreement with the school district pursuant to paragraph (1)(d) and has traffic infraction enforcement jurisdiction at the location where the alleged violation occurred:
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hb1045-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB1045 2024 motor vehicle allegedly violating s.
316.172(1)(a) or (b).
(b) The motor vehicle's license plate number and the state of issuance of the motor vehicle's license plate.
(c) The date, time, and location of the alleged violation.
(5) Within 30 days after receiving the information required in subsection (4), the law enforcement agency or its agent, or a traffic infraction enforcement officer, if it is determined determines that the motor vehicle violated s.
318.18(5) or furnish an affidavit in accordance with subsection (10) within 30 days after the notice of violation is sent in order to avoid court fees, costs, and the issuance of a uniform traffic citation.
318.18(5) or furnish an affidavit in accordance with subsection (11) (10) within 30 days after the notice of violation is sent in order to avoid court fees, costs, and the issuance of a uniform traffic citation.
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(c) The amount of the civil penalty, the date by which the civil penalty must be paid, and instructions on how to pay the civil penalty.
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hb1045-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB1045 2024 liability or the notice of violation.
(d) Instructions on how to request a hearing to contest liability or the notice of violation.
In lieu of hearings administered by a county traffic court, the governing board of a school entity, by resolution, may establish the hearing procedures provided in subsection (6).
A court that has jurisdiction over traffic violations shall determine whether a violation of this section has occurred.
(6) The governing board of a school entity, by resolution, may establish the following procedures for a hearing under this section:
If a court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that a violation has occurred, the court must uphold the violation.
(a) The department shall publish and make available electronically to each school entity's governing board a model request for hearing form to assist each school entity's governing board administering this section.
If the notice of violation is upheld, the court must require the petitioner to pay the penalty previously assessed under s.
Such request for hearing form must include the option for a person, referred to in this subsection as the "petitioner," to choose whether to attend the hearing in person or virtually.
318.18(5), and may also require the petitioner to pay costs, not to exceed those established in s.
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(7) The civil penalties assessed and collected for a violation of s.
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hb1045-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB1045 2024 infraction detection system must be remitted to the school district in which the violation occurred.
hb1045-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB1045 2024 operating school bus infraction detection systems on school buses which elects to authorize traffic infraction enforcement officers or one or more law enforcement agencies to issue traffic citations under this section shall designate by resolution existing staff or a designated staff agent to serve as the clerk to the local hearing officer.
Such civil penalties must be used for the installation, operation, or maintenance of school bus infraction detection systems on school buses, including student transportation safety initiatives, driver recruitment and retention stipends, or other student transportation safety enhancements for any other technology that increases the safety of the transportation of students, or for the administration and costs associated with the enforcement of violations as described in this section.
(c) A petitioner who elects to request a hearing under this section shall be scheduled for a hearing by the clerk to the local hearing officer to appear before a local hearing officer in person or virtually, with notice to be sent by first- class mail.
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Upon receipt of the notice, the petitioner may reschedule the hearing once by submitting a written request to reschedule to the clerk to the local hearing officer, at least 5 calendar days before the day of the originally scheduled hearing.
The petitioner may cancel his or her appearance before the local hearing officer by paying the penalty assessed under s.
318.18, plus $50 in administrative costs, before the start of the hearing.
(d) All testimony at the hearing shall be under oath and shall be recorded.
The local hearing officer shall take testimony from a traffic infraction enforcement officer, or law enforcement agency designee, and the petitioner, and may take testimony from others.
The local hearing officer shall review the video and images made available under this section.
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(e) At the conclusion of the hearing, the local hearing officer shall determine whether a violation under this section has occurred, in which case the hearing officer shall uphold or dismiss the violation.
The local hearing officer shall issue a final administrative order including the determination and, if the notice of violation is upheld, require the petitioner to pay the penalty previously assessed under s.
318.18, and may also require the petitioner to pay school entity costs, including local hearing officer and hearing administrative costs, not to exceed $250.
The final administrative order shall be mailed to the petitioner by first-class mail.
(f) An aggrieved party may appeal a final administrative order consistent with the process provided under s.
162.11.
(8)(7) The civil penalties assessed and collected for a violation of s.
316.172(1)(a) or (b) enforced by a school bus infraction detection system must be remitted to the school district in which the violation occurred or to the charter school or private school that reported the violation.
Such civil penalties must be used for the installation, operation, or maintenance of school bus infraction detection systems on school buses, including student transportation safety initiatives, driver recruitment and retention stipends, or other student transportation safety enhancements for any other technology that Page 10 of25 CODING:
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hb1045-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB1045 2024 increases the safety of the transportation of students, or for the administration and costs associated with the enforcement of violations as described in this section.
(9)(8) A uniform traffic citation must be issued by mailing the uniform traffic citation by certified mail to the address of the registered owner of the motor vehicle involved in the violation if payment has not been made within 30 days after notification under subsection (5) and if the registered owner has not submitted an affidavit in accordance with subsection (11) (10).
(11)(10) To establish such facts under subsection (10) (9), the registered owner of the motor vehicle must, within 30 days after the date of issuance of the notice of violation or the uniform traffic citation, furnish to the law enforcement agency or its agent who that issued the notice of violation or uniform traffic citation an affidavit setting forth information supporting an exception under subsection (10) (9).
(a) An affidavit supporting the exception under paragraph (10)(a) (9)(a) must include the name, address, date of birth, and, if known, the driver license number of the person who leased, rented, or otherwise had care, custody, or control of the motor vehicle at the time of the alleged violation.
If the motor vehicle was stolen at the time of the alleged violation, the affidavit must include the police report indicating that the motor vehicle was stolen.
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hb1045-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB1045 2024 (b) If a uniform traffic citation for a violation of s.
316.172(1)(a) or (b) was issued at the location of the violation by a law enforcement officer, the affidavit must include the serial number of the uniform traffic citation.
(c) If the motor vehicle's owner to whom a notice of violation or a uniform traffic citation has been issued is deceased, the affidavit must include a certified copy of the owner's death certificate showing that the date of death occurred on or before the date of the alleged violation and one of the following:
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A bill of sale or other document showing that the deceased owner's motor vehicle was sold or transferred after his or her death but on or before the date of the alleged violation.
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Documented proof that the registered license plate belonging to the deceased owner's motor vehicle was returned to the department or any branch office or authorized agent of the department after his or her death but on or before the date of the alleged violation.
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A copy of the police report showing that the deceased owner's registered license plate or motor vehicle was stolen after his or her death but on or before the date of the alleged violation.
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hb1045-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB1045 2024 a notice of violation sent to a person identified as having care, custody, or control of the motor vehicle at the time of the violation under paragraph (a), the law enforcement agency or its agent, or traffic infraction enforcement officer must dismiss the notice or citation and provide proof of such dismissal to the person who submitted the affidavit.
If, within 30 days after the date of a notice of violation sent to a person under subsection (12) (11), the law enforcement agency or its agent, or traffic infraction enforcement officer receives an affidavit under subsection (13) (12) from the person who was sent a notice of violation affirming that the person did not have care, custody, or control of the motor vehicle at the time of the violation, the law enforcement agency or its agent, or traffic infraction enforcement officer must notify the registered owner that the notice or citation will not be dismissed due to failure to establish that another person had care, custody, or control of the motor vehicle at the time of the violation.
(12)(11) Upon receipt of an affidavit under paragraph (10)(a) (9)(a), the law enforcement agency may issue the person identified as having care, custody, or control of the motor vehicle at the time of the violation a notice of violation pursuant to subsection (5) for a violation of s.
316.172(1)(a) or (b).
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hb1045-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB1045 2024 person identified in the affidavit was in actual care, custody, or control of the motor vehicle.
The owner of a leased motor vehicle for which a uniform traffic citation is issued for a violation of s.
316.172(1)(a) or (b) is not responsible for paying the uniform traffic citation and is not required to submit an affidavit as specified in subsection (11) (10) if the motor vehicle involved in the violation is registered in the name of the lessee of such motor vehicle.
(13)(12) If a law enforcement agency or traffic infraction enforcement officer receives an affidavit under paragraph (10)(a) (9)(a), the notice of violation required under subsection (5) must be sent to the person identified in the affidavit within 30 days after receipt of the affidavit.
The person identified in an affidavit and sent a notice of violation may also affirm he or she did not have care, custody, or control of the motor vehicle at the time of the violation by furnishing to the appropriate law enforcement agency or traffic infraction enforcement officer within 30 days after the date of the notice of violation an affidavit stating such.
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A notice of a violation or uniform traffic citation issued under this section may not be dismissed solely because a recorded video or still images reveal personal identifying information as provided in subparagraph 3.
A notice of a violation or uniform traffic citation issued under this section may not be dismissed solely because a recorded video or still images reveal personal identifying information as provided in subparagraph 2.
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(17)(a) By October 1, 2023, and quarterly thereafter, each school district, in consultation with the law enforcement agencies with which it has interlocal agreements pursuant to this section, operating a school bus infraction detection system must submit, in consultation with the law enforcement agencies with which it has interlocal agreements pursuant to this section, a report to the department which details the results of the school bus infraction detection systems in the school district in the preceding quarter.
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hb1045-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB1045 2024 school districts must be submitted in a form and manner determined by the department, which the department must make available to the school districts by August 1, 2023, and must include at least the following:
hb1045-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB1045 2024 (b) Any recorded video or still image obtained through the use of a school bus infraction detection system must be destroyed within 90 days after the final disposition of the recorded event.
The vendor of the school bus infraction detection system must provide the school district, charter school, or private school with written notice by December 31 of each year that such records have been destroyed in accordance with this section.
(c) Notwithstanding any other law, registered motor vehicle owner information obtained as a result of the operation of a school bus infraction detection system is not the property of the manufacturer or vendor of the system and may be used only for the purposes of this section.
(18)(17)(a) By October 1, 2023, and quarterly thereafter, each school district, charter school, or private school, in consultation with the law enforcement agencies with which it has interlocal agreements pursuant to this section, operating a school bus infraction detection system must submit, in consultation with the law enforcement agencies with which it has interlocal agreements pursuant to this section or with traffic infraction enforcement officers designated pursuant to paragraph (1)(d), a report to the department which details the results of the school bus infraction detection systems in the school district, charter school, or private school in the preceding quarter.
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Section 2.
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(c) On or before December 31, 2024, and annually thereafter, the department shall submit a summary report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives regarding the use and operation of school bus infraction detection systems under this section, along with the department's recommendations and any recommended legislation.
The summary report must include a review of the information submitted to the department by the school districts, charter schools, and private schools and must describe the enhancement of traffic safety and enforcement programs.
Section 3.
Paragraph (a) of subsection (1), paragraph (a) of subsection (3), and paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of section 316.640, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
316.640 Enforcement.—The enforcement of the traffic laws of this state is vested as follows:
(1) STATE.— (a)1.a.
The Division of Florida Highway Patrol of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles;
the Division of Law Enforcement of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission;
the Division of Law Enforcement of the Department of Environmental Protection;
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University police officers may enforce all of the traffic laws of this state when violations occur on or within 1,000 feet of any property or facilities that are under the guidance, supervision, regulation, or control of a state university, a direct-support organization of such state university, or any other organization controlled by the state university or a direct-support organization of the state university, or when such violations occur within a specified jurisdictional area as agreed upon in a mutual aid agreement entered into with a law enforcement agency pursuant to s.
23.1225(1).
Traffic laws may also be enforced off-campus when hot pursuit originates on or within 1,000 feet of any such property or facilities, or as agreed upon in accordance with the mutual aid agreement.
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Florida College System institution police officers may enforce all the traffic laws of this state only when such violations occur on or within 1,000 feet of any property or facilities that are under the guidance, supervision, regulation, or control of the Florida College System institution, or when such violations occur within a specified jurisdictional area as agreed upon in a mutual aid agreement entered into with a law enforcement agency pursuant to s.
23.1225.
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Police officers employed by an airport authority may enforce all of the traffic laws of this state only when such violations occur on any property or facilities that are owned or operated by an airport authority.
(I) An airport authority may employ as a parking enforcement specialist any individual who successfully completes a training program established and approved by the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission for parking enforcement specialists but who does not otherwise meet the uniform minimum standards established by the commission for law enforcement officers or auxiliary or part-time officers under s.
943.12.
This sub-sub-subparagraph may not be construed to permit the carrying of firearms or other weapons, nor shall such parking enforcement specialist have arrest authority.
(II) A parking enforcement specialist employed by an airport authority may enforce all state, county, and municipal laws and ordinances governing parking only when such violations are on property or facilities owned or operated by the airport authority employing the specialist, by appropriate state, county, or municipal traffic citation.
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The Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services may enforce traffic laws of this state.
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School safety officers may enforce all of the traffic laws of this state when such violations occur on or about any property or facilities that are under the guidance, supervision, regulation, or control of the district school board.
A school safety officer who successfully completes instruction in traffic enforcement procedures and court presentation as specified in paragraph (5)(a) may be authorized by a county, municipality, or applicable school entity as a traffic infraction enforcement officer and may issue notices of violation and uniform traffic citations under s.
316.173 within the county in which the school district, charter school, or private school is located.
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Any disciplinary action taken or performance evaluation conducted by an agency of the state as described in subparagraph 1.
of a law enforcement officer's traffic enforcement activity must be in accordance with written work-performance standards.
Such standards must be approved by the agency and any collective bargaining unit representing such law enforcement officer.
A violation of this subparagraph is not subject to the penalties provided in chapter 318.
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Any such traffic accident investigation officer who makes an investigation at the scene of a traffic accident may issue traffic citations, based upon personal investigation, when he or she has reasonable and probable grounds to believe that a person who was involved in the accident committed an offense under this chapter, chapter 319, chapter 320, or chapter 322 in connection with the accident.
This subparagraph does not permit the officer to carry firearms or other weapons, and such an officer does not have authority to make arrests.
(3) MUNICIPALITIES.— (a) The police department of each chartered municipality shall enforce the traffic laws of this state on all the streets and highways thereof and elsewhere throughout the municipality wherever the public has the right to travel by motor vehicle, including by the use of school bus infraction detection systems.
In addition, the police department may be required by a municipality to enforce the traffic laws of this state on any private or limited access road or roads over which the municipality has jurisdiction pursuant to a written agreement entered into under s.
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hb1045-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB1045 2024 chapter shall affect any law, general, special, or otherwise, in effect on January 1, 1972, relating to "hot pursuit" without the boundaries of the municipality.
(5)(a) Any sheriff's department or police department of a municipality may employ, as a traffic infraction enforcement officer, any individual who successfully completes instruction in traffic enforcement procedures and court presentation through the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program as approved by the Division of Criminal Justice Standards and Training of the Department of Law Enforcement, or through a similar program, but who does not necessarily otherwise meet the uniform minimum standards established by the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission for law enforcement officers or auxiliary law enforcement officers under s.
943.13.
Any such traffic infraction enforcement officer who observes the commission of a traffic infraction or, in the case of a parking infraction, who observes an illegally parked vehicle may issue a traffic citation for the infraction when, based upon personal investigation, he or she has reasonable and probable grounds to believe that an offense has been committed which constitutes a noncriminal traffic infraction as defined in s.
318.14.
In addition, any such traffic infraction enforcement officer may issue a traffic citation under ss.
316.0083, 316.173, and 316.1896.
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The traffic infraction enforcement officers must be physically located in the county of the respective sheriff's or police department.
Section 4.
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316.173, the additional amount imposed on a notice of violation, on a the uniform traffic citation, or by the court under this paragraph must be $25, in lieu of the additional $65, and must be remitted to the participating school district and used pursuant to s.
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Such amounts must be used pursuant to s.
316.173(8).
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Action History

  1. Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 994 (Ch. 2024-190), CS/SB 7002 (Ch. 2024-159)

  2. Added to Second Reading Calendar

  3. Bill referred to House Calendar

  4. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)

  5. CS Filed

  6. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

  7. Reported out of Infrastructure Strategies Committee

  8. Favorable with CS by Infrastructure Strategies Committee

  9. PCS added to Infrastructure Strategies Committee agenda

  10. Now in Infrastructure Strategies Committee

  11. Referred to Infrastructure Strategies Committee

  12. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

  13. CS Filed

  14. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

  15. Reported out of Civil Justice Subcommittee

  16. Favorable with CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee

  17. Added to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda

  18. Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee

  19. Reported out of Transportation & Modals Subcommittee

  20. Favorable by Transportation & Modals Subcommittee

  21. Added to Transportation & Modals Subcommittee agenda

  22. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  23. Now in Transportation & Modals Subcommittee

  24. Referred to Infrastructure Strategies Committee

  25. Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee

  26. Referred to Transportation & Modals Subcommittee

  27. Filed

Sponsors

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Votes

Passed 22 Yea · 1 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 6000
Republican 11102
Unaffiliated 5000
Total 22102
% of votes cast 88%4%0%8%
How each member voted (25)
Member Party Vote
Keen — Yea
Killebrew — Yea
Payne — Yea
Stevenson — Yea
Tomkow — Yea
Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. Democrat Yea
Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" Democrat Yea
Hunschofsky, Christine Democrat Yea
López, Johanna Democrat Yea
Nixon, Angela "Angie" Democrat Yea
Robinson, Felicia Simone Democrat Yea
Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" Republican Yea
Botana, Adam Republican Not Voting
Brackett, Robert A. "Robbie" Republican Yea
Buchanan, James Republican Yea
Canady, Jennifer Republican Yea
Cassel, Hillary Republican Yea
Chaney, Linda Republican Yea
McFarland, Fiona Republican Yea
Mooney Jr., James Vernon "Jim" Republican Yea
Plasencia, Susan Republican Nay
Redondo, Mike Republican Yea
Shoaf, Jason Republican Not Voting
Smith, David Republican Yea
Truenow, Keith L. Republican Yea

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Passed 15 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 4100
Unaffiliated 1100
Republican 10001
Total 15201
% of votes cast 83%11%0%6%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Beltran — Nay
Roth — Yea
Arrington, Kristen Aston Democrat Yea
Campbell, Daryl Democrat Yea
Daniels, Kimberly Democrat Yea
Gantt, Ashley Viola Democrat Yea
López, Johanna Democrat Nay
Black, Dean Republican Not Voting
Chamberlin, Ryan Republican Yea
Koster, Traci Republican Yea
Maggard, Randall Scott "Randy" Republican Yea
Maney, Patt Republican Yea
McFarland, Fiona Republican Yea
Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" Republican Yea
Robinson Jr., William Cloud "Will" Republican Yea
Sirois, Tyler I. Republican Yea
Smith, David Republican Yea
Snyder, John Republican Yea

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Passed 16 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 10001
Democrat 5100
Unaffiliated 1000
Total 16101
% of votes cast 89%6%0%6%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Lopez, V. — Yea
Arrington, Kristen Aston Democrat Yea
Edmonds, Jervonte "Tae" Democrat Yea
Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. Democrat Yea
Harris, Jennifer "Rita" Democrat Yea
Hinson, Yvonne Hayes Democrat Yea
Nixon, Angela "Angie" Democrat Nay
Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" Republican Not Voting
Baker, Jessica Republican Yea
Bankson, Douglas Michael "Doug" Republican Yea
Berfield, Kimberly Republican Yea
Esposito, Tiffany Republican Yea
McFarland, Fiona Republican Yea
Melo, Lauren Republican Yea
Michael, Kiyan Republican Yea
Porras, Juan Carlos Republican Yea
Smith, David Republican Yea
Stark, Paula A. Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1045 do?
Student Transportation Safety; Authorizes contracts for school bus infraction detection systems which authorize private vendor or manufacturer to receive share of revenue; revises requirements for signage posted on rear of school bus; requires law enforcement to send notice of violation to registered owner of motor vehicle involved in violation; requires court to determine whether violation has occurred; requires court to uphold violation if violation has occurred and require petitioner to pay penalties & costs; revises required uses for civil penalties assessed & collected for violations; prohibits use of system for remote surveillance; revises purposes for which video & images may be used; requires that civil penalties be remitted to school district.
Who sponsors HB 1045?
HB 1045 is sponsored by Infrastructure Strategies Committee, Michael, Kiyan (Republican), Berfield, Kimberly (Republican), Benjamin, Chaney, Linda (Republican), Redondo, Mike (Republican), and Civil Justice Subcommittee.
What is the current status of HB 1045?
This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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