N.Y. Education Law § 3650-b: Drivers and instructors; training and safety

§ 3650-b. Drivers and instructors; training and safety. 1. The

commissioner shall establish training and safety technique requirements

for school bus drivers and school bus safety training instructors and

shall make rules and regulations implementing such requirements on a

statewide basis.

2. The commissioner shall prepare and distribute school bus driver

safety training manuals to each school district. Such manual shall be

periodically updated and shall provide the framework for continuing

school bus safety education programs for school districts.

3. Every school district shall certify to the commissioner that its

school bus drivers have successfully completed the school bus driver

safety training program established pursuant to the provisions of this

article and shall make an annual report to the commissioner on the

implementation and effectiveness of the program. Each school district

shall have the option of having its employees certified as school bus

driver safety training instructors or contracting with certified

instructors to provide such training to the district.

4. The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of motor

vehicles, shall establish a certification program for school bus driver

safety training instructors.