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Senator · Senate District 5
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History
- Referred to education
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 58–0
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.749
- Referred to education
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Provides that certain prospective employees of the department of education have a criminal background check conducted on them
In Assembly Committee · Education · Sponsor Fred Thiele
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Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to criminal background checks of certain prospective employees
Purpose
To provide administrative relief to the New York State Education Department, and prospective employees in processing fingerprints for bus drivers.
Summary of provisions
Section 1: Amends section 3035 of the education law by adding a new subdivision 3-b. Section 2: Sets forth an immediate effective date.
Justification
Recent years have confronted school districts with unprecedented fiscal challenges. While the economic outlook for the state is steadily improving, it is a legislative priority to provide as much flexibility as possible to school districts to enable them to provide the high quality education we have come to expect for our students. While there are many requirements imposed on school districts that provide educational value, others continue to constrain the creativity of a district to provide services to students and relief to taxpayers.
This bill eliminates duplicative fingerprinting of school bus drivers. Currently, school bus drivers are required to receive clearance from the Department of Motor Vehicles pursuant to section 509-cc of the Vehicle and Traffic law. They are also required to provide a second set of fingerprints to the State Education Department. This bill authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles to provide such criminal history to the Commissioner of Education, relieving a duplicative administrative burden. This bill provides further authorization to the Division of Criminal Justice to provide subsequent criminal history notifications directly to the Commissioner of Education upon notification that a prospective employee has been cleared for employment.
Legislative history
2015: S. 2589 - Passed Senate 2013-14: S. 5356 - Veto 576
Fiscal implications
Potential savings to the New York State Education Department.
Effective date
Immediately.
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