Senate Bill No. 1390 amends existing legislation regarding the use of live digital video school bus violation detection monitoring systems by municipalities and local or regional boards of education. The bill extends the deadlines for municipalities to either cease operation of these systems or to enter into agreements with private vendors for their installation and maintenance. Specifically, it pushes the deadline for municipalities to stop using these systems from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 2028, and allows those not currently operating such systems to begin doing so until July 1, 2026, instead of the previous deadline of July 1, 2024.

The bill also stipulates that municipalities and boards of education currently using these systems must cease operations by July 1, 2028, unless they meet certain criteria regarding their agreements with private vendors. These changes are intended to provide municipalities with additional time to comply with the law while still enforcing the stop arm law, which prohibits drivers from passing school buses with their red lights flashing. The bill is effective upon passage and aims to balance the enforcement of school bus safety with the operational capabilities of local education authorities.