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                                   7538
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BENEDETTO  --  read once and referred 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;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   (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;
   (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.