Bill Text: NY A00656 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Requires comprehensive training at least one time per year for school bus drivers and school bus attendants in the discouragement, prevention and detection of harassment, bullying and discrimination.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to education [A00656 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A00656-Introduced.html


                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                           656
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                       (Prefiled)
                                     January 9, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, SANTABARBARA -- Multi-Sponsored by
          -- M. of A.  ARROYO, COOK, GOTTFRIED, PERRY -- read once and  referred
          to the Committee on Education
        AN  ACT  to  amend the education law and the vehicle and traffic law, in
          relation to requiring comprehensive training for  school  bus  drivers
          and  school  bus  attendants  in  the  discouragement,  prevention and
          detection of harassment, bullying and discrimination
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1.  Section  3650 of the education law is amended by adding a
     2  new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
     3    3. The commissioner shall develop a uniform and comprehensive training
     4  program for school bus drivers transporting students to and from  school
     5  by  school  bus  in  the  discouragement,  prevention,  and detection of
     6  harassment, bullying and discrimination as defined under article two  of
     7  this  chapter.  Such  training  shall  include,  but  not be limited to,
     8  instruction concerning the effects of harassment, bullying and discrimi-
     9  nation and the appropriate response when a school bus driver  encounters
    10  such  situation.  The training and instruction required by this subdivi-
    11  sion may be included with the training and instruction required pursuant
    12  to paragraph a of subdivision one and subdivision two  of  this  section
    13  and  shall  be  provided  at  least  once per year or more frequently as
    14  determined by the commissioner in consultation with the state comprehen-
    15  sive school bus driver safety training council.
    16    § 2. Section 1229-d of the vehicle  and  traffic  law  is  amended  by
    17  adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
    18    (5)  The  commissioner  of  education shall promulgate rules and regu-
    19  lations requiring that every school bus attendant serving pupils with  a
    20  disabling  condition  receive  training  and instruction relating to the
    21  discouragement, prevention, and detection of  harassment,  bullying  and
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD02552-01-9

        A. 656                              2
     1  discrimination  as  defined under article two of the education law. Such
     2  training shall include, but not be limited  to,  instruction  concerning
     3  the effects of harassment, bullying and discrimination and the appropri-
     4  ate  response when a school bus attendant encounters such situation. The
     5  training and instruction required by this subdivision  may  be  included
     6  with  the training and instruction required pursuant to this section and
     7  shall be provided at least once per year or more  frequently  as  deter-
     8  mined  by  the commissioner of education, in consultation with the state
     9  comprehensive school bus driver safety training council.
    10    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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