Relating to school bus safety violations by vehicle operators

Added a mandatory requirement for convicted drivers to complete a school bus safety and driver education course as a condition for reinstating their driving privileges.

Introduced a new aggravated offense for passing a stopped school bus under specific dangerous circumstances (e.g., speeding by 10+ mph, children present), with stricter penalties including mandatory jail time and felony charges for serious injury or death.

Updated the title and introductory language to reflect the new sections, specifically authorizing video content from school buses to be sent directly to law enforcement for citations.

Refined the definition of school bus markings to require that contract school buses operating for non-transportation purposes must cover or conceal their 'school bus' markings.

Added a provision allowing license suspension and fines to be applied to the vehicle owner or lessee if the actual driver is unknown, based on camera evidence.

Authorized video footage from school bus cameras to be sent directly to law enforcement for issuing citations.

Mandated that all school buses purchased on or after July 1, 2019, must be equipped with forward-facing and rear-facing cameras.

Required every school bus to display visible 'school bus' signs on the front and rear, with rules for covering these signs when the bus is not transporting children.

Added a new rule requiring the State Board of Education to create regulations governing the idling of school buses.

Added a new section establishing that violations result in six points on a driver's license.

Added a new section allowing administrative penalties and license suspension against vehicle owners or lessees when the driver is unknown but identified via bus cameras.

Updated the bill title and header to reflect that it is now the final 'Enrolled Version' rather than a 'Committee Substitute'.

Expanded the bill's purpose statement to explicitly mention the new administrative penalties and driver's license points provisions.

Removed the original introduction date and bill number, replacing them with a final enrolled version including signatures from the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Delegates.

Condensed the bill summary and removed redundant sections to create a cleaner final text.

Clarified in subsection (c) that if the driver's identity is unknown, the registered owner is subject to fines but not jail time for the violation.

Added a specific requirement in subsection (h) that every county board of education must install forward-facing and rear-facing cameras on all school buses purchased on or after July 1, 2019.

Added a new subsection (j) authorizing video content from school bus cameras to be sent directly to law enforcement for citations.

Added a new subsection (k) requiring the State Board of Education to promulgate rules governing the idling of school buses.