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- Referred to education
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Provides for the adoption of regulations requiring that successfully completed biennial state mandated bus driver tests be portable between school districts
In Senate Committee · Education · Sponsor Andrea Stewart-Cousins
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BILL NUMBER:A10510
Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to biennial testing for school bus drivers
Purpose or general idea of bill
To allow portability of successfully completed biennial state mandated bus driver tests between school districts.
Summary of specific provisions
Section one amends section 3624 of the education law by adding new subdivision 2 to direct the Commissioner of Education to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations that would require that successfully completed biennial state mandated school bus driver tests be portable between school districts.
Section two defines the effective date as immediately.
Justification
Allowing school bus drivers to retain their test certification upon a change of employer extends to them a prerogative that is consistent with similar certification requirements. For example, if a school bus driver passes the required. biennial physical performance test, the driver is not required to take that test again upon a change of employer.
The portability of certification has considerable precedence. It is comparable to provisions that allow other educational employees such as teachers and teacher assistants to retain their certification when they change school districts. Pursuant to current rules and regulations promulgated by the Commissioner of Education, the certificate held by teacher assistants is valid continuously, except where the holder has not been regularly employed as a teaching assistant for five consecutive years.
Enactment of this bill would extend such portability for biennial test- ing for school bus drivers.
Prior legislative history
A.8097 (2005) referred to education.
Fiscal implication
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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