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Assembly Bill A948

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires school bus stops not to be located near the residences of sex offenders

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2009-A948 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง305, Ed L

2009-A948 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires school bus stops not to be located within one thousand feet of the residence of a known sex offender.

2009-A948 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   948

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  McDONOUGH, ERRIGO, FINCH, SPANO, SALADINO --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M.   of A.  QUINN,  TEDISCO  --  read  once  and
  referred to the Committee on Education

AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to requiring school bus
  stops not be located near the residences of sex offenders

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

  Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 42 to read as follows:
  42.  THE  COMMISSIONER,  IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL
JUSTICE SERVICES, IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO REQUIRE THAT EACH
SCHOOL DISTRICT, CHARTER SCHOOL, AND PRIVATE  ELEMENTARY  AND  SECONDARY
SCHOOL, WHEN IT PLANS ITS SCHOOL BUS ROUTES, LOCATE ALL SCHOOL BUS STOPS
AT  LEAST  ONE THOUSAND FEET FROM THE RESIDENCE OF A SEX OFFENDER REGIS-
TERED AS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT-F  OF  THE
CORRECTION  LAW. NOTHING IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO APPLY
SUCH PROVISIONS TO VOLUNTEER DRIVERS WHO TRANSPORT PUPILS ON OTHER  THAN
A REGULARLY ESTABLISHED ROUTE ON AN OCCASIONAL BASIS.
  S  2.  This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
the date on which it shall have become a law.  Provided,  however,  that
the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rules or regulations neces-
sary  for the implementation of the provisions of this act on its effec-
tive date are authorized and directed to be made  and  completed  on  or
before such effective date.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01507-01-9

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