| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to education |
| Jan 18, 2023 |
referred to education |
Senate Bill S2044
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 44th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee
Actions
co-Sponsors
(R, C) 3rd Senate District
2023-S2044 (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-S2044 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides for the viewing of photo or video footage captured by a camera installed inside a school bus, by a parent or guardian of a pupil, when such parent, guardian or pupil reports any incident of physical harm, harassment, intimidation or bullying occurring against the pupil while such pupil travelled on such school bus.
2023-S2044 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2044
SPONSOR: TEDISCO
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the education law, in relation to providing for the
viewing of footage captured by an interior school bus camera in certain
circumstances
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
This bill will provide parents and guardians with a reasonable path
towards accessing available video & photographic documentation that
pertains to any incident occurring on a school bus that results in the
potential impairment of their child's well-being.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
School boards throughout New York State will establish policies to allow
for viewing of photo or video footage captured by camera installed
inside a school bus, by a parent or guardian of a pupil when an instance
of physical harm, harassment, intimidation, or bullying has occurred.
2023-S2044 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
2044
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 18, 2023
___________
Introduced by Sen. TEDISCO -- 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 providing for the
viewing of footage captured by an interior school bus camera in
certain circumstances
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 3639
to read as follows:
§ 3639. ACCESS TO SCHOOL BUS CAMERA FOOTAGE. 1. EACH BOARD OF EDUCA-
TION OR BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL ADOPT POLICIES TO ALLOW FOR THE VIEWING
OF PHOTO OR VIDEO FOOTAGE CAPTURED BY A CAMERA INSTALLED INSIDE A SCHOOL
BUS, AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED FORTY-TWO OF THE
VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, BY A PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF A PUPIL WHO IS
TRANSPORTED TO AND FROM SCHOOL OR TO AND FROM SCHOOL-SPONSORED ACTIV-
ITIES BY SUCH SCHOOL BUS, WHEN SUCH PARENT, GUARDIAN OR PUPIL REPORTS
ANY INCIDENT OF PHYSICAL HARM, HARASSMENT, INTIMIDATION OR BULLYING
OCCURRING AGAINST THE PUPIL WHILE SUCH PUPIL TRAVELLED ON SUCH SCHOOL
BUS.
2. THE POLICIES ADOPTED BY EACH BOARD OF EDUCATION OR BOARD OF TRUS-
TEES SHALL REQUIRE FOOTAGE TO BE VIEWED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE
DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS, THE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL OR A SCHOOL OFFICIAL. SUCH
POLICIES SHALL COMPLY WITH APPLICABLE STATE REGULATIONS AND FEDERAL
PRIVACY LAWS. SUCH POLICIES MAY ESTABLISH A PROCESS OR TIMEFRAME BY
WHICH A PARENT OR GUARDIAN SHALL REQUEST ACCESS TO VIEW THE PHOTO OR
VIDEO FOOTAGE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06470-01-3
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