Senate Bill S5707A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to certain contracts regarding bus drivers and bus drivers' assistants

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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-S5707 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7998
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1604, 1709, 2503 & 2554, Ed L

2019-S5707 - Summary

Details the procedure that districts must follow when dealing with disciplinary actions for bus drivers and bus drivers' assistants.

2019-S5707 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5707 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5707
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 13, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAYER  -- 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  contracts  regarding
   bus drivers and bus drivers' assistants
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 23 of section 1604 of  the  education  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  269  of  the  laws  of 1974, is amended to read as
 follows:
   23. To contract with any person, corporation or other school  district
 for  the conveyance of pupils residing within the district, when author-
 ized to do so under subdivision nineteen of section two  thousand  twen-
 ty-one OF THIS CHAPTER, by vote of the inhabitants of the district enti-
 tled to vote, or to contract for the operation, maintenance and garaging
 of  motor  vehicles owned by the district, in accordance with such rules
 and regulations as such trustees  may  establish,  consistent  with  the
 regulations  of the commissioner [of education]. Upon authorization by a
 school district meeting, every such contract of  transportation  may  be
 made  for  a  period  not  exceeding  five  years,  notwithstanding  any
 provision of  any  other  law  inconsistent  herewith.    REGARDING  ANY
 DISTRICT  WHOLLY  WITHIN THE COUNTIES OF WESTCHESTER, PUTNAM, NASSAU AND
 SUFFOLK AND WITH RESPECT TO ANY CONTRACT ENTERED INTO UNDER THIS  SUBDI-
 VISION,  SUCH DISTRICT SHALL ABIDE BY THE TERMS CONTAINED IN ANY COLLEC-
 TIVELY BARGAINED  AGREEMENT  APPLICABLE  TO  BUS  DRIVERS  AND  DRIVERS'
 ASSISTANTS ENTERED INTO BY THE CONTRACTING ENTITY GOVERNING DISCIPLINARY
 ACTIONS  AGAINST  BUS  DRIVERS  AND DRIVERS' ASSISTANTS EMPLOYED BY SUCH
 CONTRACTING ENTITY PRIOR TO THE DISTRICT  IMPOSING  OR  IMPLEMENTING  AN
 ADVERSE  DISCIPLINARY  ACTION AGAINST SUCH DRIVER OR DRIVERS' ASSISTANT,
 UNLESS THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE DISTRICT  CERTIFIES  THAT  THE  ACT  OR
 OMISSION  OF  SUCH  DRIVER  OR  DRIVER'S ASSISTANT, IF TRUE, CONSTITUTED
 EGREGIOUS MISCONDUCT THAT CREATED A CLEAR  AND  PRESENT  DANGER  TO  THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2019-S5707A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7998
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1604, 1709, 2503 & 2554, Ed L

2019-S5707A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Details the procedure that districts must follow when dealing with disciplinary actions for bus drivers and bus drivers' assistants.

2019-S5707A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5707A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5707--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 13, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAYER  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Education  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the education law, in relation to contracts regarding
   bus drivers and bus drivers' assistants

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  23  of section 1604 of the education law, as
 amended by chapter 269 of the laws  of  1974,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   23.  To contract with any person, corporation or other school district
 for the conveyance of pupils residing within the district, when  author-
 ized  to  do so under subdivision nineteen of section two thousand twen-
 ty-one OF THIS CHAPTER, by vote of the inhabitants of the district enti-
 tled to vote, or to contract for the operation, maintenance and garaging
 of motor vehicles owned by the district, in accordance with  such  rules
 and  regulations  as  such  trustees  may establish, consistent with the
 regulations of the commissioner [of education]. Upon authorization by  a
 school  district  meeting,  every such contract of transportation may be
 made  for  a  period  not  exceeding  five  years,  notwithstanding  any
 provision  of  any  other  law  inconsistent  herewith.    REGARDING ANY
 DISTRICT WHOLLY WITHIN THE COUNTIES OF WESTCHESTER, PUTNAM,  NASSAU  AND
 SUFFOLK  AND WITH RESPECT TO ANY CONTRACT ENTERED INTO UNDER THIS SUBDI-
 VISION, SUCH DISTRICT SHALL ABIDE BY THE TERMS CONTAINED IN ANY  COLLEC-
 TIVELY  BARGAINED  AGREEMENT  APPLICABLE  TO  BUS  DRIVERS  AND DRIVERS'
 ASSISTANTS ENTERED INTO BY THE CONTRACTING ENTITY GOVERNING DISCIPLINARY
 ACTIONS AGAINST BUS DRIVERS AND DRIVERS'  ASSISTANTS  EMPLOYED  BY  SUCH
 CONTRACTING  ENTITY  PRIOR  TO  THE DISTRICT IMPOSING OR IMPLEMENTING AN
 ADVERSE DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST SUCH DRIVER OR  DRIVERS'  ASSISTANT,
 UNLESS  THE  SUPERINTENDENT  OF  THE  DISTRICT CERTIFIES THAT THE ACT OR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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