What's happening
The bill requires school boards to provide transportation up to 50 miles for children with disabilities attending nonpublic schools.
Why it matters
Expands transportation access for children with disabilities. attending nonpublic schools by removing existing restrictions that required the nonpublic school to offer services similar to those recommended by the local committee on special education, making it easier for families to choose specialized or alternative schools.
Reduces barriers for families seeking suitable educational environments. for their children with disabilities, potentially increasing options for those not well-served by local public school programs and allowing more flexibility in school choice.
May impact school district budgets and planning. , as districts will be required to provide transportation up to 50 miles for qualifying students without the previous limitation, increasing logistical and financial responsibilities for transporting students to a wider range of nonpublic schools.
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Transport for Disabled Students
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Sponsors
Assembly Member · Assembly District 23
History
- Referred to ways and means
- Reported referred to ways and means
- Referred to education
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Guarantee Transport for Disabled Children
In Senate Committee · Education · Sponsor Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1686
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 16, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. PHEFFER AMATO, CARROLL, D. ROSENTHAL, CYMBROWITZ, WEPRIN, QUART, BICHOTTE, CUSICK, SIMOTAS, LENTOL, RICHARDSON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to providing transportation for children with handicapping conditions
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph d of subdivision 4 of section 4402 of the education law, as amended by chapter 646 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows:
d. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, such board shall provide suitable transportation up to a distance of fifty miles to and from a nonpublic school which a child with a handicapping condition attends if such child has been so identified by the local committee on special education [and such child attends such school for the purpose of receiving services or programs similar to special educational programs recommended for such child by the local committee on special education].
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03747-01-9
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