MD House Told $6.4M of Bus Fine $$ Can't Be Found #NoBid #FraudWasteAbuse .@DelegateKaiser .@EricLuedtke

On March 7, 2019, the Maryland House Ways and Means Committee heard public comment on House Bill 45.  House Bill 45 is the Governor's proposal to create a statewide Inspector General position to investigate public school issues.  The Governor tried to get this legislation through last year as well, but the Maryland legislature rejected the bill.

Below is public comment from the Parents' Coalition detailing the bus camera scheme that is currently being used by Montgomery County Public Schools and the Montgomery County Police.
The bus camera citation scheme was implemented without any public process and it is impossible for the public to determine the revenue generated by this scheme.

The amount of revenue being collected through bus camera fines is important because the faster the $18 million + price tag for these bus cameras is paid off, the faster MCPS can start earning revenue from this program.  Revenue from the bus camera scheme could go to funding safety improvements in and around the MCPS school bus program, education campaigns, or other public school projects.

The visuals shown to the Maryland House Ways and Means Committee in the video are also shown below the video on this page.

Random members of the public listening to this presentation broke out in applause at its conclusion.  They were gaveled to silence by Montgomery County Delegate Anne R. Kaiser.

2019 HB 45 Accountability i... by Parents' Coalition of Montg...