Int. No. 926
By The Speaker (Council Member Johnson)
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 office of pupil transportation policies and procedures as they relate to school bus drivers and attendants
Body
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
? 21-988 a. For purposes of this section, the term "school bus worker" means a school bus driver, escort or attendant working for a company transporting students under the jurisdiction of the department's office of pupil transportation.
b. No later than July 1, 2018, the department shall post on its website the following information:
1. The procedure followed by the office of pupil transportation when it receives a complaint or information upon which it may act to revoke or suspend departmental certification of approval for a school bus worker;
2. The delineated steps taken by the office of pupil transportation when it reviews and investigates a complaint or information and the average time frame associated with each such step;
3. The range of disciplinary actions that may be taken by the department when a complaint or information received has been substantiated; and
4. The appeals process made available to school bus workers to challenge a department determination of their certification of approval.
c. The department shall make the information required by subdivision b of this section available to parents at the start of each school year and shall include information on how parents can file a complaint to the department against a school bus worker.
d. The department shall update as necessary the information required pursuant to subdivisions b and...
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