Assembly Bill A598

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires comprehensive training for school bus drivers and school bus attendants in the discouragement, prevention and detection of harassment, bullying and discrimination

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A598 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3650, Ed L; amd §1229-d, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A5687
2015-2016: A823
2017-2018: A4088
2019-2020: A656
2021-2022: A1350

2023-A598 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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.

2023-A598 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    598
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, SANTABARBARA -- Multi-Sponsored by
   -- M. of A.  COOK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Educa-
   tion
 
 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:
 
   Section 1. Section 3650 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
   3. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DEVELOP A UNIFORM AND COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING
 PROGRAM  FOR SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS TRANSPORTING STUDENTS TO AND FROM SCHOOL
 BY SCHOOL BUS  IN  THE  DISCOURAGEMENT,  PREVENTION,  AND  DETECTION  OF
 HARASSMENT,  BULLYING AND DISCRIMINATION AS DEFINED UNDER ARTICLE TWO OF
 THIS CHAPTER. SUCH TRAINING  SHALL  INCLUDE,  BUT  NOT  BE  LIMITED  TO,
 INSTRUCTION CONCERNING THE EFFECTS OF HARASSMENT, BULLYING AND DISCRIMI-
 NATION  AND THE APPROPRIATE RESPONSE WHEN A SCHOOL BUS DRIVER ENCOUNTERS
 SUCH SITUATION. THE TRAINING AND INSTRUCTION REQUIRED BY  THIS  SUBDIVI-
 SION MAY BE INCLUDED WITH THE TRAINING AND INSTRUCTION REQUIRED PURSUANT
 TO  PARAGRAPH  A  OF SUBDIVISION ONE AND SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION
 AND SHALL BE PROVIDED AT LEAST ONCE  PER  YEAR  OR  MORE  FREQUENTLY  AS
 DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER IN CONSULTATION WITH THE STATE COMPREHEN-
 SIVE SCHOOL BUS DRIVER SAFETY TRAINING COUNCIL.
   §  2.  Section  1229-d  of  the  vehicle and traffic law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
   (5) THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION SHALL  PROMULGATE  RULES  AND  REGU-
 LATIONS  REQUIRING THAT EVERY SCHOOL BUS ATTENDANT SERVING PUPILS WITH A
 DISABLING CONDITION RECEIVE TRAINING AND  INSTRUCTION  RELATING  TO  THE
 DISCOURAGEMENT,  PREVENTION,  AND  DETECTION OF HARASSMENT, BULLYING AND
 DISCRIMINATION AS DEFINED UNDER ARTICLE TWO OF THE EDUCATION  LAW.  SUCH
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00776-01-3

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