Assembly Bill A2781A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to certain contracts regarding bus drivers and bus driver's assistants

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2015-A2781 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3474
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1604, 1709, 2503 & 2554, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7269, S4317
2013-2014: A9338, S7020
2017-2018: A5782, S4428
2019-2020: S402
2021-2022: S5679
2023-2024: S4613

2015-A2781 - Summary

Relates to certain contracts regarding bus drivers and bus drivers' assistants.

2015-A2781 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2781

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 20, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. NOLAN, O'DONNELL, TITONE -- Multi-Sponsored by --
  M.  of A. BRENNAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Educa-
  tion

AN ACT to amend the education law,  in  relation  to  certain  contracts
  regarding bus drivers and bus driver's assistants

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 23 of section 1604 of  the  education  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  269  of  the  laws  of 1974, is amended to read as
follows:
  23. To contract with any person, corporation or other school  district
for  the conveyance of pupils residing within the district, when author-
ized to do so under subdivision nineteen of section two  thousand  twen-
ty-one,  by vote of the inhabitants of the district entitled to vote, or
to contract for the operation, maintenance and garaging of  motor  vehi-
cles  owned  by  the  district,  in accordance with such rules and regu-
lations as such trustees may establish, consistent with the  regulations
of  the  commissioner  of  education.  Upon  authorization  by  a school
district meeting, every such contract of transportation may be made  for
a  period not exceeding five years, notwithstanding any provision of any
other law inconsistent herewith.  WITH RESPECT TO ANY  CONTRACT  ENTERED
INTO  UNDER  THIS  SUBDIVISION,  THE  DISTRICT  SHALL ABIDE BY THE TERMS
CONTAINED IN ANY COLLECTIVELY  BARGAINED  AGREEMENT  APPLICABLE  TO  BUS
DRIVERS  AND DRIVER'S ASSISTANTS ENTERED INTO BY THE CONTRACTING ENTITY,
GOVERNING DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS AGAINST BUS DRIVERS AND DRIVER'S  ASSIST-
ANTS EMPLOYED BY SUCH CONTRACTING ENTITY, PRIOR TO THE DISTRICT IMPOSING
OR  IMPLEMENTING  AN  ADVERSE DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST SUCH DRIVER OR
DRIVER'S ASSISTANT.
  S 2. Subdivision 27 of section 1709 of the education law,  as  amended
by chapter 737 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02093-01-5

              

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multi-Sponsors

2015-A2781A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3474
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1604, 1709, 2503 & 2554, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A7269, S4317
2013-2014: A9338, S7020
2017-2018: A5782, S4428
2019-2020: S402
2021-2022: S5679
2023-2024: S4613

2015-A2781A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to certain contracts regarding bus drivers and bus drivers' assistants.

2015-A2781A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 2781--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 20, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  NOLAN,  O'DONNELL,  TITONE, MAYER, BICHOTTE,
  MOSLEY, WALKER, PICHARDO, WEPRIN,  COLTON,  ORTIZ,  TITUS,  RODRIGUEZ,
  RICHARDSON,  BENEDETTO, CLARK, JOYNER, SEPULVEDA -- Multi-Sponsored by
  -- M. of A.  BRENNAN, BRONSON, CRESPO, DAVILA, SCHIMEL  --  read  once
  and referred to the Committee on Education -- reported and referred to
  the  Committee  on  Rules -- Rules Committee discharged, bill amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the education law,  in  relation  to  certain  contracts
  regarding bus drivers and bus driver's assistants

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 23 of section 1604 of  the  education  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  269  of  the  laws  of 1974, is amended to read as
follows:
  23. To contract with any person, corporation or other school  district
for  the conveyance of pupils residing within the district, when author-
ized to do so under subdivision nineteen of section two  thousand  twen-
ty-one,  by vote of the inhabitants of the district entitled to vote, or
to contract for the operation, maintenance and garaging of  motor  vehi-
cles  owned  by  the  district,  in accordance with such rules and regu-
lations as such trustees may establish, consistent with the  regulations
of  the  commissioner  of  education.  Upon  authorization  by  a school
district meeting, every such contract of transportation may be made  for
a  period not exceeding five years, notwithstanding any provision of any
other law inconsistent herewith.  WITH RESPECT TO ANY  CONTRACT  ENTERED
INTO  UNDER  THIS  SUBDIVISION,  THE  DISTRICT  SHALL ABIDE BY THE TERMS
CONTAINED IN ANY COLLECTIVELY  BARGAINED  AGREEMENT  APPLICABLE  TO  BUS
DRIVERS  AND  DRIVERS' ASSISTANTS ENTERED INTO BY THE CONTRACTING ENTITY
GOVERNING DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS AGAINST BUS DRIVERS AND DRIVERS'  ASSIST-
ANTS  EMPLOYED BY SUCH CONTRACTING ENTITY PRIOR TO THE DISTRICT IMPOSING

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02093-02-5

              

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