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Senate Bill S3151
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
2009-S3151 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8846
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §3624-a, amd §§3621 & 3623-a, Ed L; amd §375, V & T L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S286, A1109
2013-2014: S256, A24
2015-2016: S261, A6511
2017-2018: S4916
2009-S3151 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides for all school buses to be equipped with one or more on-board video monitoring systems, for policies and procedures relating to their use, and for financing their purchase and installation as part of the apportionment of public monies for school transportation expenses.
2009-S3151 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S3151 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the education law and the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to providing for the installation and use of video monitoring systems on school buses SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Bill §1 adds a new §3624-a to the Education Law to provide that the Commissioner of Education (in consultation with the Department of Transportation) shall promulgate regulations requiring each school bus used to transport students to be equipped with a video monitoring system. The regulation will require districts to establish policies on the use of such systems, linking them to the district's code of conduct and policies on discipline and vehicle operation. The regulations shall also provide for notification to students and drivers that videotaping may occur and for storage and review of such videotape by district staff. Bill §2 amends §3621 of the Education Law to define "school bus video monitoring system." Bill §3 amends §3623-a of the Education Law to include purchase arid installation of such systems as authorized transportation expenses, and bill §4 amends §375 of the Vehicle & Traffic Law to authorize the Commissioner of Transportation to adopt any necessary conforming regulations.
2009-S3151 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3151 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 12, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. DIAZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law and the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to providing for the installation and use of video monitoring systems on school buses 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 3624-a to read as follows: S 3624-A. SCHOOL BUS VIDEO MONITORING SYSTEMS. 1. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION, SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO REQUIRE THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OR TRUSTEES OF EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE STATE TO PROVIDE FOR THE INSTALLATION AND USE OF ONE OR MORE SCHOOL BUS VIDEO MONITORING SYSTEMS, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION THIRTEEN-A OF SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE OF THIS ARTICLE, ON EVERY SCHOOL BUS, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION SIX OF SUCH SECTION, THAT IS PURCHASED, LEASED, CONTRACTED FOR OR USED FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF ENROLLED PUPILS FOR ANY REASON BY SUCH DISTRICT OR BY A SCHOOL WITHIN THE DISTRICT. THE COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER, SHALL AMEND THE RULES AND REGU- LATIONS PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE OF THIS ARTICLE, TO REQUIRE THAT EVERY SCHOOL BUS BE EQUIPPED WITH ONE OR MORE SCHOOL BUS VIDEO MONITORING SYSTEMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBDIVISION TWENTY-ONE-J OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED SEVEN- TY-FIVE OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW AND THIS SECTION. 2. THE COMMISSIONER'S RULES AND REGULATIONS SHALL REQUIRE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO PROMULGATE, COMMUNICATE AND ENFORCE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED WHEN USING ON-BOARD VIDEO MONITORING SYSTEMS. SUCH POLI- CIES AND PROCEDURES SHALL INCLUDE AT A MINIMUM, AND SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH, THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05024-01-9
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