Int. No. 929
By Council Members Borelli and Holden
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to reporting of department of education office of pupil transportation investigations
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Title 21-A of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new chapter 21 to read as follows:
Chapter 21: Reporting on Office of Pupil Transportation Investigations
§ 21-989 a. On or before December 31, 2018 and quarterly thereafter, the department shall for the prior quarter provide a report to the mayor, council and borough presidents the following information:
1. The number of notifications received from the New York state department of motor vehicles license event notification service that a school bus driver license status has changed. Of such notifications, the number of notifications related to license suspension, the number related to license revocation and the number related to conviction of a violation that would prohibit the driver from operating a school bus;
2. The number of notifications received from the New York state division of criminal justice services that a school bus attendant has been arrested for charged criminal activity. Of such notifications, a disaggregation by type of criminal activity;
3. Of those notifications in paragraph 1 of this section, the number of notifications substantiated through the department’s office of pupil transportation investigative process;
4. Of those notifications in paragraph 2 of this section, the number of notifications substantiated through the department’s office of pupil transportation investigative process;
5. The timeframe and a description of the actions taken by the department for each substantiated notification for which a driver or attendant lost their department qualifications to work as either a driver or an attendant; and
6. The number of complaints received by parents including the nature of such complaints, the number of such complaints substantiated, and the timeframe and description of the actions taken by the department for each substantiated complaint.
b. The report required pursuant to subdivision a of this section shall be aggregated citywide, as well as disaggregated by school bus company contractor, community school district, council district and borough.
c. No information that is otherwise required to be reported pursuant to this section shall be reported in a manner that would violate any applicable provision of federal, state or local law related to the privacy of information or that would interfere with law enforcement investigations or otherwise conflict with the interests of law enforcement. Where necessary, the department may use preliminary data to prepare such reports and may include an acknowledgment that such preliminary data is non-final and subject to change.
§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.
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5/2/18; 10:38 a.m.