Attention Needed on School Bus Safety Training

ALBANY, NY (06/04/2008)(readMedia)-- The New York Association for Pupil Transportation will hold a press conference at 12:00 noon on Thursday, June 5, 2008. The press conference will be held at the NYAPT Offices at 266 Hudson Avenue in Albany, N.Y.

The purposes of the press conference will be to:

➢ Identify important school bus driver training programs and services that are unmet due to the State Education Department not committing vital state funds on a timely basis.

➢ Call on the State Legislature and the Governor to re-appropriate funds for the Comprehensive School Bus Driver Safety Training Program and to strengthen the oversight provisions for the program under Section 3650 of the Education Law.

➢ Announce proposed legislation to strengthen and enhance the state’s school bus driver training program and systems.

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