[1961 Code, § 436; 1970 Code, Sec. 20-1]
All children who attend schools in Cecil County which do not
receive state aid, and who reside on or along or near to the public
highways of Cecil County, on which there is now or hereafter operated
a public school bus or conveyance provided by the Board of Education
of Cecil County for transporting children to and from the public schools
of Cecil County, shall be entitled to transportation on the buses
or conveyances. The same shall be provided for them by the Board of
Education of Cecil County, subject to the conditions hereinafter set
forth, from a point on the public highway nearest or most accessible
to their respective homes to and from any of such schools as may be
located within a town which the bus or conveyance is serving. Such
transportation shall be provided by the Board of Education as aforesaid
for all the children attending schools described herein, upon the
same terms and conditions as now are or as may be hereafter established
by the Board of Education of Cecil County for children attending public
schools.
[1961 Code, § 437; 1970 Code, Sec. 20-2]
Each member of the County Board of Education of Cecil County
shall receive annually the sum of $600 for traveling and other expenses
incident to attending the meetings and transacting the business of
said Board.
[Added 11-2-2021 by Bill No. 2021-14]
A. Definitions.
As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
BOARD
The Cecil County Board of Education.
SCHOOL BUS
A bus operated by the Board to transport students.
SCHOOL BUS SAFETY CAMERA
A camera placed on a school bus that is designed to capture
a recorded image of a driver of a motor vehicle committing a violation
authorized by the Annotated Code of Maryland, Transportation Article,
§ 21-706.1.
SCHOOLS
Cecil County Public Schools.
VIOLATION
A violation of the Annotated Code of Maryland, Transportation
Article, § 21-706.1.
B. The Board
may install, operate, and maintain school bus safety cameras on school
buses as permitted by the Annotated Code of Maryland, Transportation
Article, § 21-706.1.
C. A person
who commits a violation recorded by a school bus safety camera is
subject to a civil penalty authorized by the Annotated Code of Maryland,
Transportation Article, § 21-706.1.
D. The registered
owner of a motor vehicle will be sent a citation by the Sheriff's
Office, which will include a fine of $250 for each violation.
E. The schools
must use any fines collected by the County for a violation recorded
by a school bus safety camera:
(1) To
recover the costs of installing, operating, and maintaining school
bus safety cameras.
(2) For
public safety purposes, including pedestrian safety programs.
(3) Any
revenue remaining will be assigned to the Cecil County Sheriffs Office
for their use.