1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to traffic regulations; establishing pilot
1.3 	project to study and determine effect of
1.4 	speed-detection devices on drivers in school zones.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. SCHOOL ZONE SPEED-MONITORING PROJECT.
 1.7 	The commissioner of public safety, in cooperation with the
1.8 	commissioner of education and each applicable school district,
1.9 	shall place a speed-detection radar device, which shows a driver
1.10 	how fast the vehicle is moving, in each of four school zones
1.11 	during the 2005-2006 academic school year.  Two of the school
1.12 	zones must be located in the metropolitan area and two school
1.13 	zones outside of the metropolitan area.  The commissioner shall
1.14 	monitor and gather data on the effect of the presence of these
1.15 	devices on vehicle speeds and on traffic and pedestrian safety
1.16 	in these school zones and submit a report to the legislature
1.17 	with findings and recommendations by January 2, 2007.