Assembly Bill A8846

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for all school buses to be equipped with on-board video cameras; for policies and procedures relating to their use; and for financing their installation

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A8846 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3151
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3624-a, amd §§3621 & 3623-a, Ed L; amd §375, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A1109, S286
2013-2014: A24, S256
2015-2016: A6511, S261
2017-2018: S4916

2009-A8846 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for all school buses to be equipped with one or more on-board video monitoring systems, for policies and procedures relating to their use, and for financing their purchase and installation as part of the apportionment of public monies for school transportation expenses.

2009-A8846 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A8846 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  8846

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 11, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Education

AN  ACT  to  amend the education law and the vehicle and traffic law, in
  relation to providing for the installation and use of video monitoring
  systems on school buses

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 3624-a
to read as follows:
  S 3624-A. SCHOOL BUS VIDEO MONITORING SYSTEMS. 1. THE COMMISSIONER, IN
CONSULTATION  WITH  THE COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION, SHALL PROMULGATE
RULES AND REGULATIONS TO REQUIRE THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OR  TRUSTEES  OF
EVERY  SCHOOL  DISTRICT IN THE STATE TO PROVIDE FOR THE INSTALLATION AND
USE OF ONE OR MORE SCHOOL BUS VIDEO MONITORING SYSTEMS,  AS  DEFINED  IN
SUBDIVISION  THIRTEEN-A OF SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE OF THIS
ARTICLE, ON EVERY SCHOOL BUS, AS DEFINED  IN  SUBDIVISION  SIX  OF  SUCH
SECTION,  THAT  IS  PURCHASED,  LEASED,  CONTRACTED  FOR OR USED FOR THE
TRANSPORTATION OF ENROLLED PUPILS FOR ANY REASON BY SUCH DISTRICT OR  BY
A  SCHOOL  WITHIN  THE  DISTRICT. THE COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION, IN
CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER, SHALL  AMEND  THE  RULES  AND  REGU-
LATIONS  PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE
OF THIS ARTICLE, TO REQUIRE THAT EVERY SCHOOL BUS BE EQUIPPED  WITH  ONE
OR  MORE  SCHOOL  BUS  VIDEO  MONITORING  SYSTEMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
REQUIREMENTS OF SUBDIVISION TWENTY-ONE-J OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED SEVEN-
TY-FIVE OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW AND THIS SECTION.
  2. THE COMMISSIONER'S  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  SHALL  REQUIRE  SCHOOL
DISTRICTS TO PROMULGATE, COMMUNICATE AND ENFORCE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
TO  BE FOLLOWED WHEN USING ON-BOARD VIDEO MONITORING SYSTEMS. SUCH POLI-
CIES AND PROCEDURES SHALL INCLUDE AT A MINIMUM, AND SHALL BE  CONSISTENT
WITH, THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05024-01-9

              

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