Proposed H.B. No. 5988
Session Year 2023

AN ACT CONCERNING TRAINING FOR LOCAL TRAFFIC AUTHORITIES.

To require that local traffic authorities receive training in order to increase knowledge and make decisions that increase traffic and pedestrian safety.

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