What's happening
This bill requires school boards to provide transportation up to fifty miles for children with disabilities attending nonpublic schools.
Why it matters
Expands access for students with disabilities. By removing the requirement that the nonpublic school must offer services similar to those recommended by the committee on special education, more children with disabilities may qualify for transportation—regardless of the specific programs offered at their chosen school.
Supports family choice in education. Parents of children with disabilities gain more flexibility to select the nonpublic school they believe is best for their child, without losing access to essential transportation services.
May increase costs and logistical demands for school districts. School boards could face higher transportation expenses and more complex routing, as they must provide transportation to a broader range of nonpublic schools within a 50-mile radius.
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Guarantee Transport for Disabled Children
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History
- Referred to education
- Referred to education
Companion bill
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Transport for Disabled Students
In Assembly Committee · Ways And Means · Sponsor Stacey Pheffer Amato
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STATE OF NEW YORK
4168
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
March 4, 2019
Introduced by Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed 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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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to providing transportation for children with handicapping conditions
Purpose of the bill
The purpose of this bill is to 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 identi- fied by the local committee on special education for the purpose of receiving series or programs similar to specifically education programs recommended for such a child by the local committee on special educa- tion.
Summary of provisions
Section one paragraph d of subdivision 4 of section 4402 of the educa- tion law, as amended by chapter 646 of the laws of 1992, is amended.
Justification
Currently, students with special education needs who attend schools geared for their specific needs have been unjustly denied transportation because it was determined that their program was not "similar" to the special education program recommended by the Committee on Special Educa- tion (CSE). These students undergo thorough and extensive testing under highly skilled professionals to ascertain their educational needs. As a result of the testing, the schools they attend provide the instruction they require. The proposed amendment resolves the issue of unwarranted transportation denial, and allows the students to receive the transpor- tation they lawfully deserve.
Prior legislative history
New Bill
Fiscal implications for state
To be determined.
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