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History
- Referred to education
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 60–0
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.1031
- Referred to education
- Returned to senate
- Died in assembly
- Referred to education
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 61–1
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- Ordered to third reading cal.1517
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Print number 248b
- Amend and recommit to education
- Print number 248a
- Amend and recommit to education
- Referred to education
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Allows boards of education to provide certain children transportation to school
In Assembly Committee · Education · Sponsor Michael Cusick
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S248B
Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing boards of education to provide certain children transportation to school
Purpose
Allows boards of education to provide certain children transportation to school for a lesser distance than two miles
Summary of provisions
Section one amends subdivision 1 of section 3635 of the education law to allow for a child residing within the two or three mile designated area to upon approval of the school use and already established pick up/drop off location outside of the designated area.
Section two sets the effective date.
Justification
Upon approval of the board, this legislation would permit students who live within the two or three mile designated area to access transportation at an already established pick up and drop off location outside of the two or three mile designated area. Giving school districts this flexibility would allow them to make determinations on a case by case basis taking into consideration factors such as availability of seating on current buses traveling on established routes and the safety of routes for students who live within two or three mile designated area traveling to school.
Legislative history
2014: Passed Senate (S.6404) 2013: Passed Senate (S.5394)
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
Immediately.
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