School access corridors; snow and ice removal in Planning District 8 (Northern Virginia).

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide details on how the Commissioner of Highways will coordinate with safe routes to school program coordinators.

Snow and Ice Removal for School Access Corridors in Northern Virginia

This law requires the Commissioner of Highways to prioritize snow and ice removal on certain sidewalks and crosswalks near schools in Planning District 8 (Northern Virginia).

What This Bill Does

• Defines 'school access corridor' as a sidewalk, crosswalk, or portion thereof maintained by the Department, located within half a mile of a school, used by students walking to or from school.
• Requires the Commissioner of Highways to prioritize snow and ice removal on these corridors in Planning District 8.
• Exempts residents, landowners, or other entities responsible for removing snow and ice under local laws or ordinances.

Who It Names or Affects

• Students walking to and from school
• Residents and landowners near schools
• The Commissioner of Highways

Terms To Know

school access corridor

A sidewalk, crosswalk, or portion thereof maintained by the Department, located within half a mile of a school, used by students walking to or from school.

Planning District 8

Northern Virginia

Limits and Unknowns

• The law does not apply if residents, landowners, or other entities are responsible for removing snow and ice under local laws or ordinances.
• It is unclear how the Commissioner of Highways will coordinate with safe routes to school program coordinators.

Official Summary Text

School access corridors; snow and ice removal; Planning District 8.
Requires the Commissioner of Highways, when providing snow and ice removal services in Planning District 8, to prioritize the removal of snow and ice from certain state-maintained sidewalks and crosswalks defined in the bill as school access corridors.

Current Bill Text

A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered
33.2-244.1
, relating to school access corridors; snow and ice removal; Planning District 8.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered
33.2-244.1
as follows:

§
33.2-244.1
. Removal of snow and ice
from school
access corrid
or
s
; Planning District 8
.

A.
As used in this section
,

"
school
access corridor
"
means
a
sidewalk
, crosswalk, or portion thereof

that is
(i)

maintained by the Department
,
(ii)
on
or adjacent to a primary or secondary highway
, (iii) located
within a half mile of a s
chool,
and
(iv)
widely
used
by students
to
walk to
or from such school
, as determined by the Department
.

B
.
When providing snow and ice removal services
in Planning District 8
, t
he
Commissioner of Highways shall prioritize the removal of snow and ice from all school access corridors
.

C. The provisions of this section shall not apply
if a resident, landowner, or other entity is responsible for removi
ng such snow or ice from such
school access corridor
pursuant to other law or local ordinance.

D. The Department shall coordinate with the safe routes to school program
coordinator
,

as established pursuant to 23 U.S.C. § 208
,
in carrying out the provisions of this section.