The New York City Council - File #: Int 0089-2018

• File #: Int 0089-2018
• Version: C
• Name: Requiring the DOE to report the duration of school bus routes.
• Type: Introduction
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 1/31/2018
• In control: Committee on Education
• On agenda: 1/31/2018
• Final action: 2/9/2019
• 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 the duration of school bus routes
• Sponsors: Andy L. King, Carlina Rivera , Ben Kallos, Inez D. Barron, Stephen T. Levin, Deborah L. Rose, Alicka Ampry-Samuel , Justin L. Brannan, Diana I. Ayala, Robert F. Holden, James G. Van Bramer, I. Daneek Miller
• Indexes: Report Required

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/12/2019	C	City Council	Returned Unsigned by Mayor
2/9/2019	C	Administration	City Charter Rule Adopted
1/9/2019	C	City Council	Sent to Mayor by Council
1/9/2019	C	City Council	Approved by Council	Pass
1/9/2019	*	Committee on Education	Hearing Held by Committee
1/9/2019	*	Committee on Education	Amendment Proposed by Comm
1/9/2019	*	Committee on Education	Amended by Committee
1/9/2019	C	Committee on Education	Approved by Committee	Pass
10/16/2018	*	Committee on Education	Amendment Proposed by Comm
10/16/2018	*	Committee on Education	Laid Over by Committee
10/16/2018	*	Committee on Education	Hearing Held by Committee
1/31/2018	*	City Council	Referred to Comm by Council
1/31/2018	*	City Council	Introduced by Council

Int. No. 89-C

By Council Members King, Rivera, Kallos, Barron, Levin, Rose, Ampry-Samuel, Brannan, Ayala, Holden, Van Bramer and Miller

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 the duration of school bus routes
Body

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:


Section 1. Chapter 26 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 requiring the department of education to report on school bus transportation services, as proposed in introduction number 1173-B, is amended by adding a new section 21-996 to read as follows:
? 21-996 Reporting on school bus routes. a. Beginning October 31, 2019, and on or before each April 30 and October 31 thereafter, the department shall submit to the speaker of the council and post on the department's website a report for the relevant reporting period, including
1. The number of general education school bus routes scheduled to take less than one hour to complete, the number scheduled to take between one and two hours to complete, and the number scheduled to take over two hours to complete;
2. The number of special education school bus routes scheduled to take less than one hour to complete, the number scheduled to take between one and two hours to complete, and the number scheduled to take over two hours to complete; and
3. For each community school district, the average length of time scheduled for general education school bus routes and for special education school bus routes.
? 2. Section 19-609 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 requiring the placement of communication devices and tracking devices on school buses, as proposed in introductio...