Student transportation safety issues, certain; expeditious resolution of complaints.
Summary
Expeditious resolution of complaints relating to certain student transportation safety issues. Requires each locality and the Department of Transportation, as applicable, to expeditiously respond to and assist in the resolution of, to the maximum extent practicable, any complaint received by or on behalf of any public elementary or secondary school student relating to such student's safety on the streets, roads, sidewalks, and crosswalks surrounding school property as such student arrives to or departs from school and permits, for the purposes of complying with such requirement, any school board to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the locality or the Department, as applicable, for the establishment of a protocol or the designation of an ombudsman for the resolution of such complaints.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action Nov 18, 2024
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Feb 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends continuing to 2025 (Voice Vote)
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Committee
Assigned Education sub: K-12 Subcommittee
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Karen Keys-Gamarra
DDemocratic
Co
J.R. Henson
DDemocratic
Co
Nadarius Clark
DDemocratic
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