File #: Int 0515-2024    Version: * Name: Requiring the department of education to report on school bus transportation services employees.
Type: Introduction Status: Committee
Committee: Committee on Education
On agenda: 3/7/2024
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of education to report on school bus transportation services employees
Sponsors: Justin L. Brannan, Shahana K. Hanif
Council Member Sponsors: 2
Summary: This bill would require the Department of Education (DOE) to report annually on the number of employees per school bus vendor who are trained to handle specific requirements for the transportation of students with disabilities who may or may not have individualized education programs. The report would include (i) a description of employee training; (ii) whether such employees accompany disabled students on their bus routes; and (iii) whether the parents or guardians of these students are provided specific contact information such as a name and phone number for employees to reach in the event of an emergency.
Indexes: Report Required
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 515, 2. Int. No. 515, 3. March 7, 2024 - Stated Meeting Agenda, 4. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 3-7-24

Int. No. 515

 

By Council Members Brannan and Hanif

 

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of education to report on school bus transportation services employees

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

 

Section 1. Paragraph 3 of subdivision b of section 21-993 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law number 34 for the year 2019, is amended to read as follows:

3. The total number of employees known to the department employed by each school bus vendor, disaggregated by [type,] the following:

(a) Type, including but not limited to drivers, attendants, and other;

(b) The number who are trained to handle the specific requirements for the transportation of students with disabilities whose individualized education programs designate such requirements, including a description of their training and whether such employees accompany students on the school bus route;

(c) The number who are trained in the general needs of students with disabilities who may not have specialized transportation requirements under an individualized education program, including a description of their training and whether such employees accompany students on the school bus route; and

(d) The number of employees identified in subparagraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this paragraph who respectively serve as designated contacts for the parents or guardians of any student with a disability in their care, including whether such parents or guardians have been provided the specific name and telephone number for the designated contact person to reach directly in the event of an emergency;

§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.

 

Session 13

LS #1832

1/9/24

 

Session 12

CP

LS #1832

1/12/22