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Int 0926-2018

Requiring the DOE to report on procedures following receipt of a notice of misconduct about an employee of a school bus vendor.

IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Educationintroduced 2018-05-23Local Law 2019/030

Enacted as Local Law 2019/030.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2018-05-23Passed: 2019-02-09Enacted: 2019-02-09

Summary

This bill would require the Department of Education (DOE) to share with parents and post on its website how parents can file a complaint about a school bus employee, the process by which the department investigates such a complaint, and the possible results of such an investigation. The bill also requires DOE to share the protocols for school bus services in inclement weather emergencies.

Committee on EducationDepartment of Education, School Construction Authority, and charter schools.

How it compares

30% of similar bills passed

15 passed · 35 died

This bill: 230 days in committee

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Sponsors (12)

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2018-05-23 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2018-05-23 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2018-10-16 · Committee on Education
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2018-10-16 · Committee on Education
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2019-01-09 · Committee on Education
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2019-01-09 · Committee on Education
ActionAmended by Committee
2019-01-09 · Committee on Education
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2019-01-09 · Committee on Education
AdvancedApproved by Council
2019-01-09 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2019-01-09 · City Council
AdvancedCity Charter Rule Adopted
2019-02-09 · Administration
ActionReturned Unsigned by Mayor
2019-02-12 · City Council

Votes (19)

Aye (17)
Rafael Salamanca, Jr.Mark TreygerAlicka Ampry-Samuel Inez D. BarronJoseph C. BorelliAndrew CohenChaim M. DeutschDaniel Dromm Barry S. GrodenchikBen KallosBrad S. LanderStephen T. LevinMark LevineYdanis A. RodriguezDeborah L. RoseRobert E. Cornegy, Jr.Justin L. Brannan
Absent (1)
Andy L. King
Excused (1)
Eric A. Ulrich

Heard at (4)

City Council · 2019-01-09 · 12:00 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Education · 2019-01-09 · 10:00 AM · Committee Room - City Hall
Committee on Education · 2018-10-16 · 1:00 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
City Council · 2018-05-23 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (21)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Section 21-997 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by a local law for the year 2019 amending the administrative code of the city of New York in relation to the creation and distribution of a school bus ridership guide, as proposed in introduction number 451-B, is amended by adding a new paragraph 5 to subdivision a to read as follows: 5. The procedure followed by the department when it receives notice of misconduct about an employee of a school bus vendor, including but not limited to, how authorized parents and guardians can file a complaint to the department relating to such employee, the steps taken by the department to investigate such notice and the average time frame associated with each such step, what outcomes may result from a substantiated complaint, and any opportunities for an employee of a school bus vendor to appeal. 6. The procedure followed by the department for general education school bus routes and special education school bus routes in the event of an inclement weather emergency. � 2. This local law takes effect on the same date as a local law amending the administrative code of the city of New York, relating to the creation and distribution of a school bus ridership guide, as proposed in introduction number 451-B for the year 2018, takes effect. MMB/BG LS # 5430 12/31/18 12:12pm 1 1