Bill Text: NY A01350 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: 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.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - referred to education [A01350 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-A01350-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          1350

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                     January 8, 2021
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        Introduced  by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, SANTABARBARA -- Multi-Sponsored by
          -- M. of A.  COOK, GOTTFRIED, PERRY -- read once and referred  to  the
          Committee on Education

        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:

     1    Section  1.  Section  3650 of the education law is amended by adding a
     2  new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
     3    3. The commissioner shall develop a uniform and comprehensive training
     4  program for school bus drivers transporting students to and from  school
     5  by  school  bus  in  the  discouragement,  prevention,  and detection of
     6  harassment, bullying and discrimination as defined under article two  of
     7  this  chapter.  Such  training  shall  include,  but  not be limited to,
     8  instruction concerning the effects of harassment, bullying and discrimi-
     9  nation and the appropriate response when a school bus driver  encounters
    10  such  situation.  The training and instruction required by this subdivi-
    11  sion may be included with the training and instruction required pursuant
    12  to paragraph a of subdivision one and subdivision two  of  this  section
    13  and  shall  be  provided  at  least  once per year or more frequently as
    14  determined by the commissioner in consultation with the state comprehen-
    15  sive school bus driver safety training council.
    16    § 2. Section 1229-d of the vehicle  and  traffic  law  is  amended  by
    17  adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
    18    (5)  The  commissioner  of  education shall promulgate rules and regu-
    19  lations requiring that every school bus attendant serving pupils with  a
    20  disabling  condition  receive  training  and instruction relating to the
    21  discouragement, prevention, and detection of  harassment,  bullying  and
    22  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.
                                                                   LBD00674-01-1
        A. 1350                             2

     1  training shall include, but not be limited  to,  instruction  concerning
     2  the effects of harassment, bullying and discrimination and the appropri-
     3  ate  response when a school bus attendant encounters such situation. The
     4  training  and  instruction  required by this subdivision may be included
     5  with the training and instruction required pursuant to this section  and
     6  shall  be  provided  at least once per year or more frequently as deter-
     7  mined by the commissioner of education, in consultation with  the  state
     8  comprehensive school bus driver safety training council.
     9    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.