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History
- Referred to education
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Relates to certain contracts regarding bus drivers and bus driver's assistants
In Assembly Committee · Education · Sponsor Catherine Nolan
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S7020
Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to certain contracts regarding bus drivers and bus driver's assistants
Purpose
This bill would require school districts to abide by the existing collective bargaining agreement between its transportation contractor and its employees with regard to disciplinary action of bus drivers and assistance.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 of the bill amends Section 1604 of the education law by adding that school districts must abide by the existing collective bargaining agreement with regard to disciplinary action of bus drivers and assistance.
Section 2 of the bill amends Section 1709 of the education law by adding that school districts must abide by the existing collective bargaining agreement with regard to disciplinary action of bus drivers and assistance.
Section 3 of the bill is the effective date.
Justification
Current law requires school bus drivers and assistants to secure special certification and licenses to convey school children to and from school. Those directly employed by school districts have statutory procedural protections against arbitrary and unfair disciplinary actions against them. Many suburban and rural school districts, however, contract out for transportation service; therefore existing statutory procedural protections in such matters are inapplicable. Employees of the transportation contractor of the school district may have contractual protections covering disciplinary actions, but the school district is not a party of that contract. Hence the school district is able to undertake disciplinary action against employees of its contractor, without abiding by previously agreed to due process protections. This legislation does not prevent the district from undertaking a disciplinary action; it merely requires it to abide by the terms in an existing contract between its transportation contractor and its employees.
Legislative history
2012 S4317- Referred to Education/ A7269- Referred to Education 2011 S4317- Referred to Education/ A7269- Referred to Education
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately
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