New York A 233: Allows for additional online publication of public notices by counties, municipalities and school districts

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A00233 Summary:

BILL NOA00233B

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SAME ASSAME AS S03071-A

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SPONSOREachus

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COSPNSRColton, Buttenschon, DeStefano, Jensen, Sayegh, Santabarbara, Lemondes, McDonough, Taylor, Gibbs,
 Shimsky, Kay, Reyes, Brabenec, Sempolinski, Manktelow, Brown K, Giglio, Griffin

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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 A00233 Actions:

BILL NOA00233B

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01/08/2025referred to education

04/03/2025amend and recommit to education

04/03/2025print number 233a

04/14/2025amend and recommit to education

04/14/2025print number 233b

01/07/2026referred to education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 233--B

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. EACHUS, COLTON, BUTTENSCHON, DeSTEFANO, JENSEN,
 SAYEGH, SANTABARBARA, LEMONDES, McDONOUGH, TAYLOR, GIBBS -- read once
 and referred to the Committee on Education -- committee discharged,
 bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
 committee -- again reported from said committee with amendments,
 ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 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.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01409-05-5

 A. 233--B 2

 1 3. It shall be the duty of the task force to study and issue recommen-
 2 dations related to student safety in school transportation. The task
 3 force shall review and make recommendations on:
 4 a. existing state laws, regulations, and programs that address school
 5 bus safety, and make recommendations for their improvement, including
 6 any recommendations necessary to ensure pedestrian safety and the safety
 7 of students;
 8 b. examining the possibility of requiring a state department or office
 9 to conduct a biannual review of all aspects of school bus safety and to
 10 issue recommendations for additional action or oversight, as appropri-
 11 ate;
 12 c. developing a plan to phase in any school bus safety measures recom-
 13 mended by the task force through retrofitting and prospective vehicle
 14 purchases, and identify the potential application of vehicle sensor
 15 technology to improve school bus safety;
 16 d. identifying best practices for the designation of school bus stops;
 17 e. the current safety status of students who walk to and from school
 18 and identify strategies that support safe pedestrian behavior by
 19 students between their homes and schools, including as they walk to and
 20 from bus stops and board a