What's happening
This bill allows certain Suffolk County school districts to use school buses to transport teachers and staff between LIRR stations and school facilities.
Why it matters
Addresses local teacher/staff transportation challenges. By allowing school buses to transport school personnel between LIRR stations and school facilities, the bill directly responds to difficulties faced by educators commuting from outside the area, especially given the high cost and limited availability of local housing.
May improve teacher recruitment and retention. Easing commutes for staff could help schools in Southampton and East Hampton attract and keep qualified teachers and personnel who might otherwise be deterred by transportation barriers.
Optimizes existing public resources. Utilizing school buses for personnel transport makes more efficient use of district vehicles, particularly during times when they might otherwise be idle, potentially reducing costs or the need for additional transportation contracts.
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Let School Buses Transport Staff
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Let School Buses Carry Staff
In Senate Committee · Education · Sponsor Kenneth P. LaValle
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STATE OF NEW YORK
S. 5559 A. 7481
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
SENATE - ASSEMBLY
May 7, 2019
IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing certain school districts in the county of Suffolk to use school buses for the transportation of school personnel in certain cases
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 1502 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
6. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, school districts wholly or partially within the towns of Southampton and East Hampton in the county of Suffolk, shall be authorized to permit the use of school buses to transport teachers and other school personnel in connection with their school district employment, between the Long Island Rail Road stations in Southampton, Bridgehampton, East Hampton, Amagansett, and Montauk and school district facilities.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10649-02-9
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