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Senate Bill S5888

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to making school bus stop arm video systems an allowable transportation expense

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2017-S5888 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8230
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3623-a, Ed L

2017-S5888 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to making school bus stop arm video systems an allowable transportation expense provided that proper protocols are followed and there is no third party involvement.

2017-S5888 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5888 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5888
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to making school bus stop
   arm video systems an allowable transportation expense
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. 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:
   (10) the consideration for the contract  or  contracts  made  for  the
 purpose  of providing transportation by horse-drawn vehicle or vehicles,
 if any school district shall be required to provide such transportation;
 [and]
   (11) SCHOOL BUS SAFETY TECHNOLOGY, INCLUDING SCHOOL BUS STOP ARM VIDEO
 SYSTEMS, PROVIDED THAT:  SUCH SYSTEMS REQUIRE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO MANAGE
 EACH SYSTEMS' RECORDED VIDEO WITHOUT THE INVOLVEMENT OF A  THIRD  PARTY,
 IN  ASSOCIATION  WITH ANY RELEVANT LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES; THE DEPLOY-
 MENT OF SUCH SYSTEMS IS ACCOMPANIED BY  APPROPRIATE  INTERNAL  PROTOCOLS
 FOR VIDEO REVIEW AND DRIVER STATEMENTS ARE COLLECTED AFTER EACH RECORDED
 INCIDENT;  AND  THE TECHNOLOGY ALLOWS THE POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION OF THE
 RECORDED INDIVIDUAL AND VEHICLE; AND
   (12) other expenses for district operated transportation  systems,  as
 approved pursuant to regulations of the commissioner.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law; provided, however, that  effective  immediately,  the
 addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
 for the implementation of this act on its effective date are  authorized
 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.
                                                            LBD11409-01-7

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