Resources & Links

NYS Office of General Services

2012 Medium Duty School Bus Contract (Click to View Contract)

NYS Education Department

• 2006 Edition: DISTRICT SAFETY REVIEW (PDF)
• SED School Reporting Requirements System
• Electronic Fingerprinting Memo from DMV (PDF)
• Commissioner’s Rules & Regulations (PDF)
• Commissioner’s Decisions
• Basic and Advance Course Forms for NYS Education Department
• SED policy on cooperative transportation contracts (PDF)
• Department of Health Circular on EMS Responses and School Nurses
• NY Statewide School Health Services Center on Emergency Management (including school nurses)

NYS DOT

• DOT’s DRAFT PROPOSAL FOR PERFORMANCE BASED INSPECTIONS (PDF)  Comments Due April 1st
• Bus Regulations (PDF)
• Interpretation of Regulations (PDF)
• NY State Department of Transportation Bus Safety Regulations (PDF)
• March 2013 Tire Pressure Monitoring System Advisory (PDF)

NYS DMV

• Department of Motor Vehicles Home Page
• DMV Link to Article 19-A Forms
• NEW!!!! Medical Certification Pamphlet (April 15, 2013 rev from DMV–contains revised definitions of self-certification driving types)
• Two-Way Radio Usage on School Buses: Response to NYAPT Letter from DMV
• Electronic Fingerprinting Memo from DMV
  Size: 89K
• Disqualifying Offenses (Issued March 8, 2012)

• National Registry for Medical Examiners Information (Click on Source Documents!)

  • FMCSA Regulations as Issued

  • FMCSA Press Release about Regulations

  • FMCSA “FAQ” Package on Regulations

DIGNITY FOR ALL STUDENTS (Click HERE for “Dignity” website)

(Links to Organizations and Programs Related to Bullying, Harassment, and Student Safety)

• New York State Education Department
• The Dignity Act
• SED Regulations on School District Codes of Conduct Related to DASA
• SED Regulations on Curricula on Civility and Citizenship Related to DASA
• SED Regulations on Instructions to Implement the Dignity Act
• SED Regulations  on Reporting Requirements under DASA
• Report of Incidents Concerning School Safety and Educational Climate (Form to be used re: DASA)
• SED Regulations on School Employee Training related to DASA
• GLSEN’s 2011 School Climate Survey (Executive Summary only)
• Justice Department Settlement in Ohio Racial Harassment Case
• The Bully Project (a movie and a movement)
• New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU)
• Gay Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
• NYS Office for the Protection of Domestic Violence
• Anti-Defamation League (NY)
• Anti-Defamation League
• New York State Center for School Safety
• Pupil Transportation Safety Institute
• Don’t Laugh at Me
• Operation Respect
• Peaceful School Bus
• NYS School Boards Association (NYSSBA)
• School Administrators Association of NYS (SAANYS)
• K.A.R.M.A. Kids Against Ridicule, Meanness and Aggression

OPERATION SAFE STOP INFORMATION

• Governor’s Proclamation for March 30, 2011
• Safe Stop Placemat
• Stop for Our Bus (mp3)
• Stop and Smell (mp3)
• Wheels on the Bus (mp3)
• KIDS SAY STOP Bumper Sticker Contest > (not in writable format)
• Operation Safe Stop Tools
• ILLEGAL PASSING SURVEY DAY

U.S. SECRET SERVICE SECURITY RESEARCH INFORMATION

• Threat Assessment in Schools
• Final Report of the Safe School Initiative
• Prior Knowledge of Potential School-based Violence

NYSERDA GRANT OPPORTUNITIES

• NYSERDA Clean Air School Bus Grant Opportunity January 2013 Notice—-CLICK HERE!!!

STATE AGENCY WEBSITES

• Governor of New York
• New York State Education Department
• NYSED-School Transportation
• NYS-DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles)
  • DMV Diabetes Follow Up Form (DS704)
  • DMV Blood Pressure Follow Up Form (DS703)
  • DMV Medical Form Changes (19-A)
• NYS-DOT (Department of Transportation)
• NYS-OGS (Office of General Services)
• New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
• NY State Police
• State D.O.T. Carrier Profile
• New York State Education Law
• NYS Vehicle & Traffic Law

STATE PARTNER WEBSITES

• New York State School Boards Association (NYSSBA)
• New York State Council of School Superintendents (NYSCOSS)
• NYS Association of School Business Officials
• NYS Association for Superintendents of School Buildings and Grounds
• New York State United Teachers
• School Administrators Association of New York State (SAANYS)
• PTA (New York State)
• Pupil Transportation Safety Institute
• Safety Rules
• NY School Bus Contractors Association

NATIONAL PARTNER WEBSITES

• National Association for Pupil Transportation (NAPT)
• School Bus Information Clearinghouse (SBIC)
• National School Transportation Association (NSTA)
• National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services (NASDPTS)
• American School Bus Council
• National Safety Council
• School Bus Facts (Joint Venture of ASBC and NHTSA!)
• National Rifle Association Report on National School Shield

FEDERAL AGENCY WEBSITES

• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
• National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
• NHTSA Recall Notice December 2010
• NHTSA Recall Notice January 2011
• NHTSA Recall Notice February 2011
• NTSB Report and Recommendations on Drunk Driving (BAC Reduction)

RESOURCE WEBSITES

• NYS-TEACHS—Homeless Student resources and training
• NYS-TEACHS–Training Announcements
• Info on Sex Offenders
• Info on Federal Drug-Alcohol testing
• Info on Motor Coach operators
• Federal EPA “Clean School Bus” program and obtain free materials and forms

2011 School Bus Safety Week Information

• Sample Letter to the Editor Re: School Bus Safety
• Sample Letter to the Editor Re:  Illegal Passing
• October 17, 2011 Letter to the Board of Regents
• October 17, 2011Letter to the New York State Legislature
• October 14, 2011 Press Release:  School Bus Safety Research
• October 16, 2011 Press Release:  The School Bus
• October 17, 2011 Press Release: The School Bus Driver
• October 18, 2011 Press Release:  Bullying on the School Bus
• October 19, 2011 Press Release:  Clean Air and Emissions (Will re-post due to inaccurate information in release–thank you!)
• October 20, 2011 Press Release:  Illegal Passing