Tallahassee, FL -- February 7, 2012 --

Florida legislatures are trying to make catching the school bus for students in the sunshine state.

Proposed Senate bill 250 would allow districts to install cameras on the side of the bus to catch drivers who violate school bus stop lights. The bill passed the Senate Transportation Committee by an overwhelming 9-1 vote. It's next stop will be the Education Committee.

Lawmakers like Sen. Oscar Braynon say it's all about keeping students safe.

"It passed because it's really about safety and it's about saving the lives of a possible of a child that's trying to cross and someone running a stop sign not thinking that there was a child in the street," said Braynon.

The bill still has to make it through two more committees before heading to the Senate Floor. The bill would not necessarily force school districts to put cameras on the buses. That choice would be left up to school boards.