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S6350Senate2015-2016 Session

Provides that the Rochester city school district may provide transportation to pupils that live more than one-half mile from the school

Sponsor Joseph E. RobachSD-56+1 co-sponsorAffects Education
Status
In Assembly Committee
Education
Impact
Pending
Passage
Pending

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Primary sponsor
Joseph E. Robach

Senator · Senate District 56

Chair, Transportation

1 Co-sponsor

History

  1. Referred to education
  2. Delivered to assembly
  3. Passed senateVote 62–0
  4. Ordered to third reading cal.1261
  5. Committee discharged and committed to rules
  6. Referred to education

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Sponsor's memo

Title of bill

An act in relation to the transportation of students in the Rochester city school district

Summary of specific provisions

Section 1 would authorize the City of Rochester school board to approve a transportation pilot program for a period not to exceed five school years to provide transportation services for children attending grades kindergarten through 3 in the 2016-2017 school year, and for children attending kindergarten through 6 in the 2017-2018 school year and subsequent years, and who live more than one-half mile and less than fifteen miles from the school which they legally attend provided such transportation, if offered, shall be offered equally to all children in like circumstances residing in the district.

Part b provides that transportation expenses shall be reimbursed pursuant to subdivision 7 of section 3602 of the education law during such pilot period in an amount not to exceed the 2015-2016 approved transportation aid amount pursuant to such subdivision seven.

Part c provides that in the event costs for providing transportation for children that would otherwise be aidable without this pilot program increase due to enrollment changes or other customary increases in cost as defined in regulation by the commissioner of education, the city of Rochester may apply to the commissioner of education for a waiver to receive additional transportation aid in excess of the 2013-2014 transportation aid amount during the pilot program for services that would otherwise be allowable transportation expenses.

Part d states that the city school district shall provide a report to the commission of education on the results of the first four years of the pilot program.

Section 2: This act shall take effect immediately

Justification

Currently, pupils who live within 1.5 miles from school have to walk. This poses serious safety concerns to these children. This bill would authorize the Rochester City School District to provide transportation to all pupils who live more than

Effective date

This act shall take effect immediately.

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