Gov. Holcomb announces funding for enforcement initiatives at school-bus stops

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, Aug. 5, 2019

Gov. Holcomb announces funding for enforcement initiatives at school-bus stops

INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb today announced grant funding for increased traffic enforcement at school-bus stops. About 230 Indiana police agencies receive federal grants for highly visible traffic enforcement including speeding, aggressive driving and school bus stop-arm violations. The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute is awarding approximately $380,000 to 39 agencies for overtime school-bus stop enforcement over the next two months.

“Indiana police officers will be enforcing increased fines and penalties for drivers who recklessly pass bus stops and drive aggressively,” Gov. Holcomb said. “This is one of many steps that Indiana is taking to protect the safety of school children as classes resume.”

Gov. Holcomb signed a new school-bus safety law that took effect July 1. State law requires a school bus to use flashing lights and extend its stop arm while loading and unloading students along a roadway. State law also requires drivers to stop while the arm is extended. On highways divided by a physical barrier or unimproved median, traffic traveling in the opposite direction as the school bus may proceed with due caution.

Law-enforcement agencies awarded additional grant funding are listed below in alphabetical order. Police agencies may apply for future traffic-enforcement grants, including school-bus stop enforcement grants, through Aug. 30 at www.in.gov/cji.

  1. Avon Police: $7,812
  2. Boone County Sheriff: $23,650
  3. Brown County Sheriff: $10,000
  4. Cedar Lake Police: $4,000
  5. Connersville Police: $3,111
  6. Chesterton Police: $12,000
  7. Decatur County Sheriff: $3,000
  8. Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation Police: $1,238
  9. Fort Wayne Police: $49,975
  10. Fulton County Sheriff: $2,500
  11. Griffith Police: $5,000
  12. Hamilton County Sheriff: $5,000
  13. Hammond Police: $8,000
  14. Hancock County Sheriff: $6,000
  15. Hobart Police: $10,000
  16. Howard County Sheriff: $3,000
  17. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police: $44,000
  18. Jackson County Sheriff: $39,680
  19. La Porte Police: $3,000
  20. Lowell Police: $4,000
  21. Madison County Sheriff: $6,500
  22. Marshall County Sheriff: 3,300
  23. Merrillville Police: $6,000
  24. Mishawaka Police: $25,000
  25. Morgan County Sheriff: $10,000
  26. Muncie Police: $6,000
  27. New Castle Police: $5,500
  28. Newburgh Police: $4,000
  29. Paoli Police: $1,050
  30. Peru Police: $7,936
  31. Princeton Police: $4,000
  32. Rockport Police: $4,713
  33. Scott County Sheriff: $7,353
  34. Sellersburg Police: $10,000
  35. Seymour Police: $3,000
  36. Tell City Police: $1,200
  37. Tippecanoe County Sheriff: $15,750
  38. Vigo County Sheriff: $9,120
  39. Winona Lake Police: $8,000

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Media contact: Will Wingfield, Indiana Criminal Justice Institute: 317-344-9455 or wwingfield1@cji.in.gov