Assembly BillIntroduced
A 1389: Requires the commissioner of motor vehicles, in consultation with the commissioner of education, to promulgate rules and regulations to implement GPS and an emergency communications system on school buses.
What A 1389 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to improve safety on school buses by implementing an emergency communications system. This system will utilize GPS technologies to assist drivers and passengers in emergency situations. The system will be designed and regulated by the state in consultation with the education and transportation departments. The system's rules and regulations will be promulgated to ensure its safe and effective use. The bill takes effect immediately, allowing for the implementation of this safety-enhancing system on school buses.
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Last action: referred to transportation (2026-01-07)Alert me
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to transportation |
| Jan. 09, 2025 | referred to transportation |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 9, 2025 · 312 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1389 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 9, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SIMON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, DAVILA, DeSTEFANO, HYNDMAN, PAULIN, REILLY, SAYEGH, TAYLOR -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the education law, in relation to using GPS and implementing an emergency communications system on school buses The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 375 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 21-k to read as follows: 3 21-k. The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of 4 education, shall promulgate rules and regulations for the use of global 5 positioning system technologies and protocols for an emergency communi- 6 cations system on school buses. Such emergency communications system 7 shall utilize the global positioning system technologies to assist driv- 8 ers and passengers in the event of an emergency or a situation where 9 such school buses need to be located and assisted. 10 § 2. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new 11 subdivision 57 to read as follows: 12 57. The commissioner, in consultation with the boards of education of 13 the state, shall assist the commissioner of motor vehicles in promulgat- 14 ing rules and regulations for the use of global positioning system tech- 15 nologies and protocols for an emergency communications system on school 16 buses pursuant to subdivision twenty-one-k of section three hundred 17 seventy-five of the vehicle and traffic law. 18 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02861-01-5
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