The Public Safety & Transportation Committee approved the following (see the report and watch the meeting video):
Adoption of M.G.L. c. 40, §71 for School Bus Camera Enforcement (6–0) Newton Police Department explained the law would allow automatic civil tickets of $250 for vehicles passing stopped school buses; Bus Patrol validates footage; no license points; footage discarded within 30 days if not needed.
Attendees: Councilors Grossman (Chair), Lucas, Block, Bixby, Wright, Greenberg; Absent: Councilors Downs and Lipof; Staff: Captain Dan Devine.
