BILL NUMBER:A10510
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the education law, in relation to biennial testing for
school bus drivers
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To allow portability of successfully completed biennial state mandated
bus driver tests between school districts.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section one amends section 3624 of the education law by adding new
subdivision 2 to direct the Commissioner of Education to adopt and
promulgate rules and regulations that would require that successfully
completed biennial state mandated school bus driver tests be portable
between school districts.
Section two defines the effective date as immediately.
JUSTIFICATION:
Allowing school bus drivers to retain their test certification upon a
change of employer extends to them a prerogative that is consistent with
similar certification requirements. For example, if a school bus driver
passes the required. biennial physical performance test, the driver is
not required to take that test again upon a change of employer.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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10510
I N A S S E M B L Y
April 2, 2010
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Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, WEISENBERG, GALEF, KOON, STIRPE --
Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GOTTFRIED, MAYERSOHN, PHEFFER, THIELE
-- read once and referred to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to biennial testing for
school bus drivers
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The opening paragraph of section 3624 of the education law
is designated subdivision 1 and a new subdivision 2 is added to read as
follows:
2. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ADOPT AND PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS
REQUIRING THAT SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED BIENNIAL STATE MANDATED BUS DRIVER
TESTS PURSUANT TO 15 NYCRR 6.11 (A)-(B) AND 15 NYCRR 6.12 (A)-(B) BE
PORTABLE BETWEEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD16644-01-0
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