Assembly Bill A1991

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to school bus seating

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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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2017-A1991 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3635-d, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A4606

2017-A1991 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that, where practicable, the youngest children shall be seated in the front of the school bus and the oldest children seated in the rear of the school bus; further provides that children with disabilities or disorders that result in communication difficulties shall be seated closest to the driver.

2017-A1991 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1991
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to school bus seating
 
   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 3635-d
 to read as follows:
   § 3635-D. SCHOOL BUS SEATING. WHERE PRACTICABLE, THE YOUNGEST CHILDREN
 SHALL BE SEATED IN THE FRONT OF THE SCHOOL BUS AND THE  OLDEST  CHILDREN
 SEATED  IN  THE  REAR OF THE SCHOOL BUS. ADDITIONALLY, ANY CHILDREN WITH
 DISABILITIES OR DISORDERS THAT  RESULT  IN  COMMUNICATION  DIFFICULTIES,
 SHALL BE SEATED IN THE FRONT OF THE SCHOOL BUS CLOSEST TO THE DRIVER.
   §  2.  This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
 the date on which it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02646-01-7

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