REMARKS
NYC Bus and GPS tracking implementation progress
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Council Member Rita Joseph addresses the progress of implementing GPS tracking on school buses and the challenges that remain.
- The hearing will examine the progress of implementing Local Law 30 of 2019, which requires real-time GPS tracking devices on all school buses
- The law mandated full implementation by the start of the 2019-2020 school year
- Five years past the deadline, many students and families still lack access to this critical technology
- The council seeks to understand how this technology has helped resolve some of the existing challenges
Rita Joseph
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We are particularly interested about the progress of implementing local law 30 2 of 2019, which requires the installation of real time GPS tracking devices on all school buses and whether the technology have helped resolve some of these challenges.
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The lower mandates full implementation by the start of 2019 to 2020.
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Yet, many students and families still lack access to critical technology 5 years past the deadline.
