Bill Text: NY A05494 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An act to amend the education law, in relation to the release of certain pupils from school buses

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to education [A05494 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A05494-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5494
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 13, 2009
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       Introduced  by M. of A. TITUS, PERRY, FIELDS, GREENE, P. RIVERA, MILLMAN
         -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK,  DIAZ,  EDDINGTON,  ESPAILLAT,
         GALEF,  MAYERSOHN,  McENENY, PHEFFER, WRIGHT -- 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:
    1    Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 3624-a
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S  3624-A. RELEASE OF CERTAIN PUPILS FROM SCHOOL BUSES. 1. ALL PUPILS,
    4  AGE SEVEN OR UNDER, RIDING A SCHOOL  BUS  SHALL  BE  RELEASED  INTO  THE
    5  CUSTODY  OF A PARENT, GUARDIAN OR CUSTODIAN UPON EXITING THE SCHOOL BUS.
    6  IF SUCH PARENT, GUARDIAN OR CUSTODIAN IS NOT AVAILABLE AT  THE  TIME  OF
    7  DROP-OFF,  THE DRIVER, MONITOR, OR ATTENDANT MUST TRANSPORT THE PUPIL TO
    8  A SAFE PLACE, DESIGNATED BY THE GUARDIAN.
    9    2. NOTWITHSTANDING SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, A PARENT, GUARDIAN
   10  OR CUSTODIAN OF A PUPIL MAY IDENTIFY A PERSON WHO SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO
   11  PICK UP SUCH PUPIL. THE PARENT, GUARDIAN OR CUSTODIAN OF THE PUPIL  MUST
   12  PROVIDE  WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE SCHOOL OR PROGRAM IDENTIFYING ALL PERSONS
   13  AUTHORIZED TO PICK UP SUCH PUPIL.
   14    3. ANY PUPIL EXITING THE SCHOOL BUS WITH HIS OR HER SIBLING,  AGE  TEN
   15  OR OLDER, SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS
   16  SECTION.
   17    4.  ANY  DRIVER,  MONITOR  OR  ATTENDANT  WHO  KNOWINGLY  VIOLATES ANY
   18  PROVISION OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR.
   19    S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July  next  succeeding
   20  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.
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