New York S 3071: Relates to streamlining higher education program approvals

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S03071 Summary:

BILL NOS03071A

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SAME ASSAME AS A00233-B

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SPONSORSANDERS

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COSPNSRCHAN, HELMING, JACKSON, MURRAY, OBERACKER, RHOADS, ROLISON, SEPULVEDA, WEBB, WEBER

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §3639, Ed L

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Relates to establishing a task force on safety in school transportation to review and promote such safety.

Go to top S03071 Actions:

BILL NOS03071A

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01/23/2025REFERRED TO EDUCATION

03/04/20251ST REPORT CAL.452

03/05/20252ND REPORT CAL.

03/10/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

04/15/2025AMENDED ON THIRD READING 3071A

05/05/2025PASSED SENATE

05/05/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

05/05/2025referred to education

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO EDUCATION

02/10/20261ST REPORT CAL.317

02/11/20262ND REPORT CAL.

02/24/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

03/04/2026PASSED SENATE

03/04/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

03/04/2026referred to education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3071--A
 Cal. No. 452

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 23, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. SANDERS, JACKSON, MURRAY, ROLISON, SEPULVEDA, WEBB
 -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
 the Committee on Education -- reported favorably from said committee,
 ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading,
 amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of
 third reading

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing a task
 force on safety in school transportation; and providing for the repeal
 of such provisions upon expiration thereof

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

 1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 3639
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 3639. Task force on safety in school transportation. 1. There is
 4 hereby created a task force on safety in school transportation with the
 5 purpose of reviewing and promoting safety in school transportation.
 6 2. The task force shall consist of eighteen members appointed as
 7 follows: five members appointed by the governor, four members appointed
 8 by the temporary president of the senate, and four members appointed by
 9 the speaker of the assembly, one member appointed by the minority leader
 10 of the senate, and one member appointed by the minority leader of the
 11 assembly. The task force shall also include the commissioner or the
 12 commissioner's designee; the commissioner of transportation or such
 13 commissioner's designee; and the commissioner of the department of motor
 14 vehicles or such commissioner's designee. The members appointed to the
 15 task force shall include, but not be limited to: education and communi-
 16 ty stakeholders; parents; teachers; administrators; and school bus driv-
 17 ers and other school bus personnel who are members of a labor union.
 18 3. It shall be the duty of the task force to study and issue recommen-
 19 dations related to student safety in school transportation. The task
 20 force shall review and make recommendations on:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01409-04-5

 S. 3071--A 2

 1 a. existing state laws, regulations, and programs that address school
 2 bus safety, and make recommendations for their improvement, including
 3 any recommendations necessary to ensure pedestrian safety and the safety
 4 of students;
 5 b. examining the possibility of requiring a state department or office
 6 to conduct a biannual review of all aspects of school bus safety and to
 7 issue recommendations for additional action or oversight, as appropri-
 8 ate;
 9 c. developing a plan to phase in any school bus safety measures recom-
 10 mended by the task force through retrofitting and prospective vehicle
 11 purchases, and identify the potential application of vehicle sensor
 12 technology to improve school bus safety;
 13 d. identifying best practices for the designation of school bus stops;
 14 e. the current safety status of students who walk to and