Resources & Links

NYS Education Department

• SED School Reporting Requirements System
• Electronic Fingerprinting Memo from DMV (PDF)
• Commissioner’s Rules & Regulations (PDF)
• Basic and Advance Course Forms for NYS Education Department
• SED policy on cooperative transportation contracts (PDF)

NYS DOT

• Bus Regulations (PDF)
• Interpretation of Regulations (PDF)
• NY State Department of Transportation Bus Safety Regulations (PDF)

NYS DMV

• Department of Motor Vehicles
• Electronic Fingerprinting Memo from DMV
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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
• 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

NYSERDA GRANT OPPORTUNITIES

• Letter from NYSERDA about PON 1896
• NYSERDA PON 1896

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
• OGS State Contract fuel prices
• 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

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

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