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Jan 06, 2010 |
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May 20, 2009 |
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Assembly Bill A5834
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
MCKEVITT
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Joseph Errigo
Greg Ball
Joseph Giglio
Thomas Alfano
multi-Sponsors
Daniel Burling
Nancy Calhoun
Stephen Hawley
David McDonough
2009-A5834 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A5834 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5834 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 20, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. McKEVITT, ERRIGO, BALL, WALKER, GIGLIO, ALFANO, BARRA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BURLING, CALHOUN, McDONOUGH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring school buses to display a toll free number for reporting an improper operation of such school bus THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 3623 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows: 3. A TOLL FREE NUMBER WHICH MAY BE CONTACTED TO REPORT THE IMPROPER OPERATION OF A SCHOOL BUS SHALL BE CONSPICUOUSLY DISPLAYED ON THE EXTE- RIOR OF EVERY SCHOOL BUS. THE COMMISSIONER IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR VEHICLES SHALL PROMULGATE REGULATIONS REGARDING THE SIZE AND LOCATION OF SUCH NUMBER. SUCH TOLL FREE NUMBER SHALL BE ESTABLISHED, OPERATED AND FUNDED BY THE DEPARTMENT. IN ADDITION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH A PROCEDURE WHEREBY SUCH REPORTS ARE FORWARDED TO THE APPROPRIATE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SCHOOL OFFICIALS WITHIN A REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME. S 2. The commissioner of education in consultation with the commis- sioner of motor vehicles shall prepare a report and submit it to the governor, the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly by December 31, 2009 and on December thirty-first of each succeeding year. Such report shall contain an assessment of the impact on safety of requiring a toll free number to be displayed on school buses in accordance with the provisions of this act and specific recom- mendations to increase school bus safety. S 3. Subparagraphs 10 and 11 of paragraph e of subdivision 1 of section 3623-a of the education law, as added by chapter 474 of the laws of 1996, are amended to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09005-01-9
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