S2371-2011 - NY Senate Open Legislation - Authorizes school district's website to be printed on school buses

Authorizes a school district's website to be printed on school buses at the discretion of the owner or operator of such buses.

Sponsor: SEWARD / Co-sponsor(s): ADAMS, AVELLA, GRIFFO, GRISANTI, HANNON, JOHNSON, LARKIN, LITTLE, MAZIARZ, RANZENHOFER, YOUNG / Committee: TRANSPORTATION
Law Section: Vehicle and Traffic Law / Law: Amd S1223-a, V & T L

S2371-2011 Actions

Feb 6, 2012: referred to transportation
Feb 6, 2012: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
Feb 6, 2012: PASSED SENATE
Jan 30, 2012: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
Jan 24, 2012: 2ND REPORT CAL.
Jan 23, 2012: 1ST REPORT CAL.113
Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
Jan 4, 2012: returned to senate
Jan 4, 2012: died in assembly
Feb 14, 2011: referred to transportation
Feb 14, 2011: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
Feb 14, 2011: PASSED SENATE
Feb 8, 2011: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
Feb 7, 2011: 2ND REPORT CAL.
Feb 1, 2011: 1ST REPORT CAL.54
Jan 19, 2011: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

S2371-2011 Meetings

Transportation: Jan 23, 2012, Transportation: Feb 1, 2011

S2371-2011 Calendars

Active List: Feb 6, 2012 , Active List: Feb 14, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Jan 24, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jan 30, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jan 31, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Feb 6, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Feb 7, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Feb 8, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Feb 14, 2011

S2371-2011 Votes

VOTE: COMMITTEE VOTE: - Transportation - Feb 1, 2011

Ayes (18): Fuschillo, Johnson, Lanza, Larkin, Maziarz, McDonald, Nozzolio, Robach, Young, Zeldin, Dilan, Diaz, Kennedy, Perkins, Smith, Squadron, Stavisky, Valesky
Ayes W/R (1): Adams

VOTE: FLOOR VOTE: - Feb 14, 2011

Ayes (60): Adams, Addabbo, Alesi, Avella, Ball, Bonacic, Breslin, Carlucci, DeFrancisco, Diaz, Dilan, Espaillat, Farley, Flanagan, Fuschillo, Gallivan, Gianaris, Golden, Griffo, Grisanti, Hannon, Hassell-Thomps, Huntley, Johnson, Kennedy, Klein, Krueger, Kruger, Lanza, Larkin, LaValle, Libous, Little, Marcellino, Martins, Maziarz, McDonald, Montgomery, Nozzolio, O'Mara, Oppenheimer, Parker, Peralta, Perkins, Ranzenhofer, Ritchie, Rivera, Robach, Saland, Sampson, Serrano, Seward, Skelos, Smith, Squadron, Stavisky, Stewart-Cousin, Valesky, Young, Zeldin
Excused (2): Duane, Savino

VOTE: COMMITTEE VOTE: - Transportation - Jan 23, 2012

Ayes (19): Fuschillo, Johnson, Larkin, Maziarz, McDonald, Nozzolio, Ranzenhofer, Robach, Young, Zeldin, Dilan, Adams, Diaz, Kennedy, Perkins, Smith, Squadron, Stavisky, Valesky

VOTE: FLOOR VOTE: - Feb 6, 2012

Ayes (61): Adams, Addabbo, Alesi, Avella, Ball, Bonacic, Breslin, Carlucci, DeFrancisco, Diaz, Dilan, Duane, Espaillat, Farley, Flanagan, Fuschillo, Gallivan, Gianaris, Golden, Griffo, Grisanti, Hannon, Hassell-Thomps, Huntley, Johnson, Kennedy, Klein, Krueger, Lanza, Larkin, LaValle, Libous, Little, Marcellino, Martins, Maziarz, McDonald, Montgomery, Nozzolio, O'Mara, Oppenheimer, Parker, Peralta, Perkins, Ranzenhofer, Ritchie, Rivera, Robach, Saland, Sampson, Savino, Serrano, Seward, Skelos, Smith, Squadron, Stavisky, Stewart-Cousin, Valesky, Young, Zeldin

S2371-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S2371

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to affixing school
district
websites on school buses

PURPOSE:
The purpose of the legislation is to permit
school districts
to affix their websites on their fleet of school buses.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Amends section 1223-a of the vehicle and
traffic law to allow school buses to have the uniform resource
locator (URL) of the school district's website printed in three inch
bold type on the rear of the buses.

EXISTING LAW:
Current law only permits school districts to have their
phone numbers affixed to the rear of school buses.

JUSTIFICATION:
Currently, school districts are only permitted to affix
their phone numbers on the rear of their fleet of school buses. With
all of the recent advancements in technology and communication, many
school districts have created their own websites, which have become
an increasingly important tool for facilitating open communication
between the districts and residents. This legislation will provide
members of the community with yet another means of contacting their
school district should they so desire. It is important to note that
this legislation permits, but does not require, a school district to
add their website to the school buses in its fleet School districts
should be permitted to affix their websites on the back of their
school buses if they so choose.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
S.6826 of 2010

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None to state.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

S2371-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
                                          2371
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  SENATE
 January 19, 2011
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. SEWARD, GRISANTI, HANNON, JOHNSON, LARKIN, LITTLE,
 MAZIARZ, RANZENHOFER -- read  twice  and  ordered  printed,  and  when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to affixing
 school district websites on school buses
 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section  1. 

Section 1223-a of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended
 by chapter 94 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows:

 

S 1223-a. School buses; required identification. All school buses,  as
 defined  in  section  one  hundred forty-two of this chapter, purchased,
 leased or acquired on or after September first, nineteen  hundred  nine
 ty-seven  shall  have  the  area  code and telephone number of the owner
 and/or operator printed  in three inch bold type on  the  rear  of  such
 vehicle.    Provided,  however,  that  nothing contained herein shall be
 deemed to prohibit the printing of such information as  herein  provided
 on  school buses purchased, acquired or leased prior to September first,
 nineteen hundred ninety-seven.  AT THE DISCRETION OF  THE  OWNER  AND/OR
 OPERATOR,  SCHOOL  BUSES  MAY  HAVE  THE UNIFORM RESOURCE LOCATOR OF THE
 SCHOOL DISTRICT'S WEBSITE PRINTED IN THREE INCH BOLD TYPE ON THE REAR OF
 SUCH VEHICLE.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05842-01-1

S2371-2011: Authorizes school district's website to be printed on school buses