Assembly Bill A3131

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Provides for the viewing of footage captured by an interior school bus camera in certain circumstances

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2025-A3131 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1958
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3639, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A8366, S8858
2023-2024: A3169, S2044

2025-A3131 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the viewing of photo or video footage captured by a camera installed inside a school bus, by a parent or guardian of a pupil, when such parent, guardian or pupil reports any incident of physical harm, harassment, intimidation or bullying occurring against the pupil while such pupil travelled on such school bus.

2025-A3131 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3131
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SIMPSON, BRABENEC, DURSO, ANGELINO, GALLAHAN,
   WALSH, DeSTEFANO, BENDETT, HAWLEY -- read once  and  referred  to  the
   Committee on Education
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education law, in relation to providing for the
   viewing of footage captured  by  an  interior  school  bus  camera  in
   certain circumstances

   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  3639
 to read as follows:
   §  3639.  ACCESS TO SCHOOL BUS CAMERA FOOTAGE. 1. EACH BOARD OF EDUCA-
 TION OR BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL ADOPT POLICIES TO ALLOW FOR THE  VIEWING
 OF PHOTO OR VIDEO FOOTAGE CAPTURED BY A CAMERA INSTALLED INSIDE A SCHOOL
 BUS,  AS  SUCH  TERM  IS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED FORTY-TWO OF THE
 VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, BY A PARENT OR  GUARDIAN  OF  A  PUPIL  WHO  IS
 TRANSPORTED  TO  AND  FROM SCHOOL OR TO AND FROM SCHOOL-SPONSORED ACTIV-
 ITIES BY SUCH SCHOOL BUS, WHEN SUCH PARENT, GUARDIAN  OR  PUPIL  REPORTS
 ANY  INCIDENT  OF  PHYSICAL  HARM,  HARASSMENT, INTIMIDATION OR BULLYING
 OCCURRING AGAINST THE PUPIL WHILE SUCH PUPIL TRAVELLED  ON  SUCH  SCHOOL
 BUS.
   2.  THE  POLICIES ADOPTED BY EACH BOARD OF EDUCATION OR BOARD OF TRUS-
 TEES SHALL REQUIRE FOOTAGE TO BE VIEWED UNDER  THE  SUPERVISION  OF  THE
 DIRECTOR  OF  SCHOOLS,  THE  SCHOOL PRINCIPAL OR A SCHOOL OFFICIAL. SUCH
 POLICIES SHALL COMPLY WITH  APPLICABLE  STATE  REGULATIONS  AND  FEDERAL
 PRIVACY  LAWS.    SUCH  POLICIES MAY ESTABLISH A PROCESS OR TIMEFRAME BY
 WHICH A PARENT OR GUARDIAN SHALL REQUEST ACCESS TO  VIEW  THE  PHOTO  OR
 VIDEO FOOTAGE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03751-01-5

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