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Assembly Bill A6152

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires pupils age seven or younger to be released into the custody of a parent, guardian or custodian upon exiting a school bus

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2019-A6152 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3624-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5494
2011-2012: A3654
2013-2014: A3459
2015-2016: A4405
2017-2018: A4661

2019-A6152 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires pupils age seven or younger to be released into the custody of a parent, guardian or custodian upon exiting a school bus.

2019-A6152 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6152
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 28, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. TITUS, PERRY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
   COOK, GALEF -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the release of certain
   pupils from school buses
 
   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 3624-a
 to read as follows:
   §  3624-A. RELEASE OF CERTAIN PUPILS FROM SCHOOL BUSES. 1. ALL PUPILS,
 AGE SEVEN OR UNDER, RIDING A SCHOOL  BUS  SHALL  BE  RELEASED  INTO  THE
 CUSTODY  OF A PARENT, GUARDIAN OR CUSTODIAN UPON EXITING THE SCHOOL BUS.
 IF SUCH PARENT, GUARDIAN OR CUSTODIAN IS NOT AVAILABLE AT  THE  TIME  OF
 DROP-OFF,  THE DRIVER, MONITOR, OR ATTENDANT MUST TRANSPORT THE PUPIL TO
 A SAFE PLACE, DESIGNATED BY THE GUARDIAN.
   2. NOTWITHSTANDING SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, A PARENT, GUARDIAN
 OR CUSTODIAN OF A PUPIL MAY IDENTIFY A PERSON WHO SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO
 PICK UP SUCH PUPIL. THE PARENT, GUARDIAN OR CUSTODIAN OF THE PUPIL  MUST
 PROVIDE  WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE SCHOOL OR PROGRAM IDENTIFYING ALL PERSONS
 AUTHORIZED TO PICK UP SUCH PUPIL.
   3. ANY PUPIL EXITING THE SCHOOL BUS WITH HIS OR HER SIBLING,  AGE  TEN
 OR OLDER, SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS
 SECTION.
   4.  ANY  DRIVER,  MONITOR  OR  ATTENDANT  WHO  KNOWINGLY  VIOLATES ANY
 PROVISION OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR.
   § 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.
                                                            LBD05879-01-9

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