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                                   8234
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 20, 2018
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 Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- 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  the  development  of
   school bus safety and security policies and procedures
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Paragraphs k and l of subdivision 2 of  section  2801-a  of
 the  education  law,  as amended by section 1 of part B of chapter 54 of
 the laws of 2016, are amended and a new paragraph m is added to read  as
 follows:
   k.  a  description of the duties of hall monitors and any other school
 safety personnel, the training required of all  personnel  acting  in  a
 school  security  capacity, and the hiring and screening process for all
 personnel acting in a school security capacity; [and]
   l. the designation of the superintendent, or  superintendent's  desig-
 nee,  as the district chief emergency officer responsible for coordinat-
 ing communication between school staff and  law  enforcement  and  first
 responders, and ensuring staff understanding of the district-level safe-
 ty  plan.  The  chief  emergency  officer  shall also be responsible for
 ensuring the completion and yearly updating of building-level  emergency
 response plans[.]; AND
   M. POLICIES AND PROCEDURES RELATING TO SCHOOL BUS SAFETY AND SECURITY,
 INCLUDING:
   (I)  POLICIES  AND  PROCEDURES  FOR  RESPONDING  TO  IMPLIED OR DIRECT
 THREATS OF VIOLENCE BY OR AGAINST STUDENTS, SCHOOL BUS PERSONNEL,  OTHER
 SCHOOL  PERSONNEL,  OR OTHER PERSONS THAT INVOLVE A SCHOOL BUS OR SCHOOL
 TRANSPORTATION FACILITY;
   (II) PROTOCOLS FOR RESPONDING  TO  ACTS  OF  VIOLENCE  BY  OR  AGAINST
 STUDENTS, SCHOOL BUS PERSONNEL, OTHER SCHOOL PERSONNEL, OR OTHER PERSONS
 THAT INVOLVE A SCHOOL BUS OR SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION FACILITY;
   (III)  PROTOCOLS FOR RESPONDING TO EMERGENCY SITUATIONS THAT INVOLVE A
 SCHOOL BUS OR SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION FACILITY;
   (IV) POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR ANNUAL SCHOOL BUS SAFETY TRAINING FOR
 STAFF AND STUDENTS;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   (V) POLICIES AND PROCEDURES RELATING TO AN ANNUAL SECURITY  REVIEW  OF
 EACH BUS GARAGE OR OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT TRANSPORTATION FACILITY.
   §  2. Subdivision 4 of section 2801-a of the education law, as amended
 by section 1 of part B of chapter 54 of the laws of 2016, is amended  to
 read as follows:
   4.  Each  district-wide  school  safety team shall be appointed by the
 board of education, or the chancellor in the case  of  the  city  school
 district  of  the city of New York, and shall include but not be limited
 to representatives of the  school  board,  teacher,  administrator,  and
 parent  organizations,  school  safety  personnel, BUS DRIVERS AND OTHER
 SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION PERSONNEL, and  other  school  personnel.  At  the
 discretion  of  the board of education, or the chancellor in the case of
 the city of New York, a student may be allowed  to  participate  on  the
 safety  team, provided however, that no portion of a confidential build-
 ing-level emergency response plan shall be shared with such student  nor
 shall  such student be present where details of a confidential building-
 level emergency response plan or confidential portions  of  a  district-
 wide  emergency  response  strategy  are  discussed. Each building-level
 emergency response team shall be appointed by the building principal, in
 accordance with regulations or guidelines prescribed  by  the  board  of
 education, chancellor or other governing body. Such building-level teams
 shall include but not be limited to representatives of teacher, adminis-
 trator,  and  parent organizations, school safety personnel, BUS DRIVERS
 AND OTHER SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION PERSONNEL, and other  school  personnel,
 community  members,  law  enforcement officials, fire officials or other
 emergency response agencies, and any other representatives the board  of
 education, chancellor or other governing body deems appropriate.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.