Assembly Bill A1637

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires school bus drivers and attendants who ride with children attending preschool special education programs to complete training

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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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2019-A1637 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1229-d, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9147
2011-2012: A3287
2013-2014: A4101
2015-2016: A2231
2017-2018: A184
2021-2022: A1621
2023-2024: A3423

2019-A1637 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires school bus drivers and attendants who ride with children attending preschool special education programs to complete training in the needs of such children.

2019-A1637 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1637
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 16, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in  relation  to  requiring
   school  bus  drivers  and school bus attendants who ride with children
   attending preschool special education programs to complete training in
   the needs of such children

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 1229-d of the vehicle and
 traffic law, subdivision 1 as added by chapter 675 of the laws  of  1985
 and  subdivision  2  as  amended by chapter 164 of the laws of 2003, are
 amended to read as follows:
   (1) "School bus attendant" shall mean a person employed or  authorized
 by  a school district OR COUNTY PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION TO A "PRESCHOOL
 CHILD" PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH I OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION  FORTY-FOUR
 HUNDRED  TEN  OF THE EDUCATION LAW to ride on a school bus as defined in
 paragraph (a) of subdivision one of section five hundred nine-a of  this
 chapter  for the purpose of maintaining order or rendering assistance to
 pupils with special needs.
   (2) Screening of applicants for position of school bus attendant (a) a
 school district, pursuant to a policy statement or resolution adopted by
 such district, may review the qualifications of every applicant for  the
 position  of  school  bus attendant on school buses operated by or under
 contract to the district and determine at  its  discretion  whether  the
 applicant  is  suitable for qualification. In such cases, applicants may
 be made the subject of a criminal history check.  Upon  receipt  of  the
 fingerprints  forwarded to them by such school district, the division of
 criminal justice services shall forward  to  such  school  district  the
 criminal  history  review. A fee not to exceed the cost for the criminal
 history review shall be charged by  the  division  of  criminal  justice
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06230-01-9
              

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