New York S 1197: Relates to the disqualification of school bus drivers for certain offenses involving children

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S01197 Summary:

BILL NOS01197 

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SAME ASSAME AS A03433

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SPONSORADDABBO

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COSPNSRCLEARE, FERNANDEZ, MARTINEZ, RHOADS, ROLISON, WEBB

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §390-n, Soc Serv L

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Requires daycare facilities to maintain evacuation and lockdown plans for children with disabilities during an emergency situation.

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BILL NOS01197 

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO DISABILITIES

05/29/2025COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

05/29/2025ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1468

06/04/2025PASSED SENATE

06/04/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/04/2025referred to education

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO DISABILITIES

03/31/20261ST REPORT CAL.677

04/01/20262ND REPORT CAL.

04/07/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

04/13/2026PASSED SENATE

04/13/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

04/13/2026referred to education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 1197

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 8, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. ADDABBO, WEBB -- read twice and ordered printed, and
 when printed to be committed to the Committee on Disabilities

 AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to requiring
 daycare facilities to maintain evacuation and lockdown plans for chil-
 dren with disabilities during an emergency situation

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section
 2 390-n to read as follows:
 3 § 390-n. Emergency evacuation and lockdown plans for children with
 4 disabilities in daycare facilities. 1. (a) Notwithstanding any provision
 5 of law to the contrary, it shall be the duty of every owner and/or oper-
 6 ator of a child daycare facility operating in the state to establish and
 7 maintain emergency evacuation and lockdown plans for children with disa-
 8 bilities within one hundred twenty days of the effective date of this
 9 section. For purposes of this section, "child daycare facility" shall
 10 include the child care programs set forth in subdivision one of section
 11 three hundred ninety of this title, except for an "enrolled legally
 12 exempt provider" as such term is defined in paragraph (g) of such subdi-
 13 vision.
 14 (b) The emergency evacuation and lockdown plan shall be provided to
 15 the office of children and family services within seven days of the plan
 16 being finalized.
 17 2. Each emergency evacuation and lockdown plan required pursuant to
 18 this section shall include, but not be limited to, the following
 19 elements:
 20 (a) procedures for evacuating children with disabilities;
 21 (b) lockdown procedures for children with disabilities;
 22 (c) a list of children attending the daycare facility who have a disa-
 23 bility and who would need assistance during an evacuation, lockdown or
 24 any other emergency situation; and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01929-01-5

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 1 (d) the location and type of evacuation or lockdown assistance devices
 2 or assistive technologies that are available within the daycare facili-
 3 ty.
 4 3. To the extent practicable, each emergency evacuation and lockdown
 5 plan shall take into account the particular disabilities the children in
 6 the daycare facility may have.
 7 4. (a) Each daycare facility shall make the plan required pursuant to
 8 this section available upon request to:
 9 (i) local law enforcement and emergency responders;
 10 (ii) employees and other personnel of the programs as deemed necessary
 11 for purposes of being able to carry out and comply with the emergency
 12 evacuation and lockdown plans set forth in this section; and
 13 (iii) a parent or custodian; provided, however, a parent or custodian
 14 may only receive plan information that pertains directly to a child in
 15 their care and custody.
 16 (b) All information related to a youth's diagnoses, disabilities, or
 17 identification must remain confidential as required by federal and state