S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1389
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 9, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. SIMON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK,
DAVILA, DeSTEFANO, HYNDMAN, PAULIN, REILLY, SAYEGH, TAYLOR -- read
once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the education law, in
relation to using GPS and implementing an emergency communications
system on school buses
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 375 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 21-k to read as follows:
21-K. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF
EDUCATION, SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE USE OF GLOBAL
POSITIONING SYSTEM TECHNOLOGIES AND PROTOCOLS FOR AN EMERGENCY COMMUNI-
CATIONS SYSTEM ON SCHOOL BUSES. SUCH EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
SHALL UTILIZE THE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM TECHNOLOGIES TO ASSIST DRIV-
ERS AND PASSENGERS IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY OR A SITUATION WHERE
SUCH SCHOOL BUSES NEED TO BE LOCATED AND ASSISTED.
§ 2. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 57 to read as follows:
57. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARDS OF EDUCATION OF
THE STATE, SHALL ASSIST THE COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR VEHICLES IN PROMULGAT-
ING RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE USE OF GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM TECH-
NOLOGIES AND PROTOCOLS FOR AN EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM ON SCHOOL
BUSES PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWENTY-ONE-K OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED
SEVENTY-FIVE OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02861-01-5
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