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Allows the Massapequa board of education to provide certain children transportation to school for a lesser distance than two miles
In Assembly Committee · Education · Sponsor Joseph Saladino
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BILL NUMBER:S7681
Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing the Massapequa board of education to provide certain children transportation to school
Purpose or general idea of bill
This bill will amend the education law, in relation to authorizing the Massapequa board of education to provide certain children transportation to school.
Summary of specific provisions
Subdivision 1 of section 3635 of the education law is amended by adding a new paragraph H.
Justification
Due to safety concerns concerning children attending schools within the Massapequa school district, we seek to overcome potential hazards regarding transportation to and from local schools. This bill would provide a way for children who, due to boundaries set forth by the school district, may not be eligible to receive the same public transportation offered to their classmates. Parents or guardians of these children will be provided with a manner in which to petition the school board for the right of their child to be picked up and dropped off at a convenient location for the previously established bus routes.
The Massapequa school district is focused around both Sunrise Highway and Merrick Road, two roads which pose serious safety concerns for our children. Currently, students that lay within a two to three mile radius of their school may not be eligible for public transportation, making it impossible to get to school without crossing these dangerous roadways. In passing this legislation, we will ensure that the safety of our children is of the utmost importance, while at the same time decreasing the burden on our transportation services to and from school.
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Fiscal implications
Yet to be determined.
Effective date
Immediately.
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