Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 04, 2018 |
referred to education delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 07, 2018 |
advanced to third reading |
May 02, 2018 |
2nd report cal. |
May 01, 2018 |
1st report cal.966 |
Apr 20, 2018 |
referred to education |
Senate Bill S8234
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(R) Senate District
2017-S8234 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-S8234 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8234 SPONSOR: MARCELLINO TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to the development of school bus safety and security policies and procedures PURPOSE: To improve the development of school bus safety and security policies and procedures. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends paragraph K and 1 of subdivision 2 of section 2801-a of the Education Law by adding a new paragraph m. The new paragraph expands the duties of the district chief emergency officer to include the coor- dination of policies and procedures relating to school bus safety and security. Section 2 amends subdivision 4 of section 2801-a of the Education Law to allow school bus drivers and other school transportation personnel to
2017-S8234 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8234 I N S E N A T E April 20, 2018 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MARCELLINO -- 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 the development of school bus safety and security policies and procedures THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraphs k and l of subdivision 2 of section 2801-a of the education law, as amended by section 1 of part B of chapter 54 of the laws of 2016, are amended and a new paragraph m is added to read as follows: k. a description of the duties of hall monitors and any other school safety personnel, the training required of all personnel acting in a school security capacity, and the hiring and screening process for all personnel acting in a school security capacity; [and] l. the designation of the superintendent, or superintendent's desig- nee, as the district chief emergency officer responsible for coordinat- ing communication between school staff and law enforcement and first responders, and ensuring staff understanding of the district-level safe- ty plan. The chief emergency officer shall also be responsible for ensuring the completion and yearly updating of building-level emergency response plans[.]; AND M. POLICIES AND PROCEDURES RELATING TO SCHOOL BUS SAFETY AND SECURITY, INCLUDING: (I) POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR RESPONDING TO IMPLIED OR DIRECT THREATS OF VIOLENCE BY OR AGAINST STUDENTS, SCHOOL BUS PERSONNEL, OTHER SCHOOL PERSONNEL, OR OTHER PERSONS THAT INVOLVE A SCHOOL BUS OR SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION FACILITY; (II) PROTOCOLS FOR RESPONDING TO ACTS OF VIOLENCE BY OR AGAINST STUDENTS, SCHOOL BUS PERSONNEL, OTHER SCHOOL PERSONNEL, OR OTHER PERSONS THAT INVOLVE A SCHOOL BUS OR SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION FACILITY; (III) PROTOCOLS FOR RESPONDING TO EMERGENCY SITUATIONS THAT INVOLVE A SCHOOL BUS OR SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION FACILITY; (IV) POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR ANNUAL SCHOOL BUS SAFETY TRAINING FOR STAFF AND STUDENTS; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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