NY State Senate Bill 2013-S7950

Senate Bill S7950

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Creates the parental choice private school voucher program; three hundred students shall be selected to receive vouchers to attend a participating school

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2013-S7950 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Add Art 57 §§2870 - 2875, Ed L

2013-S7950 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates the parental choice private school voucher program; provides that three hundred students entering kindergarten or ninth grade shall be selected to receive vouchers to attend either a public school outside of the Buffalo school district or any nonpublic school that provides education to elementary and/or secondary students; establishes criteria for student to be deemed eligible.

2013-S7950 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S7950 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7950

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            October 20, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. GRISANTI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to creating the  parental
  choice private school program

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new article 57  to
read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 57
                 PARENTAL CHOICE PRIVATE SCHOOL PROGRAM
SECTION 2870. DEFINITIONS.
        2871. PARENTAL CHOICE PRIVATE SCHOOL VOUCHER PROGRAM.
        2872. PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS.
        2873. PARTICIPATING SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY STANDARDS.
        2874. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT.
        2875. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
  S 2870. DEFINITIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS
SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  1.  "PROGRAM" MEANS THE PARENTAL CHOICE PRIVATE SCHOOL VOUCHER PROGRAM
CREATED BY THIS ARTICLE.
  2. "ELIGIBLE STUDENT" MEANS A STUDENT WHO:
  (A) IS A MEMBER OF A HOUSEHOLD WHOSE  TOTAL  ANNUAL  INCOME  DOES  NOT
EXCEED  AN  AMOUNT  EQUAL  TO 1.75 TIMES THE POVERTY LEVEL DETERMINED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY  THE  DIRECTOR  OF  THE  FEDERAL
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET;
  (B) IS ENTERING KINDERGARTEN OR NINTH GRADE;
  (C) LIVES IN THE BUFFALO SCHOOL DISTRICT; AND
  (D) RESIDES IN THE STATE WHILE RECEIVING A VOUCHER UNDER THIS ARTICLE.
  3.  "PARENT"  MEANS  A  GUARDIAN,  CUSTODIAN  OR OTHER PERSON WITH THE
AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE CHILD.
  4. "RESIDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT" MEANS THE BUFFALO SCHOOL DISTRICT.
  5. "PARTICIPATING SCHOOL" MEANS EITHER A PUBLIC SCHOOL OUTSIDE OF  THE
RESIDENT  SCHOOL  DISTRICT OR ANY NON-PUBLIC SCHOOL THAT PROVIDES EDUCA-
TION TO ELEMENTARY  AND/OR  SECONDARY  STUDENTS  AND  HAS  NOTIFIED  THE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                           LBD15846-01-4

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DEPARTMENT  OF  ITS  INTENTION  TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM AND COMPLY
WITH THE PROGRAM'S REQUIREMENTS.
  S 2871. PARENTAL CHOICE PRIVATE SCHOOL VOUCHER PROGRAM. 1. THERE SHALL
BE  ESTABLISHED A PARENTAL CHOICE PRIVATE SCHOOL VOUCHER PROGRAM FOR THE
CITY OF BUFFALO. THREE HUNDRED ELIGIBLE STUDENTS SHALL  BE  SELECTED  TO
RECEIVE  VOUCHERS  TO  ATTEND  A  PARTICIPATING  SCHOOL OF THEIR CHOICE.
ELIGIBLE STUDENTS MAY ATTEND A  PARTICIPATING  SCHOOL  UNTIL  THEY  HAVE
CONCLUDED  THE FINAL GRADE OFFERED AT SUCH PARTICIPATING SCHOOL OR THEIR
TWENTY-FIRST BIRTHDAY, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST.
  2. (A) THE BUFFALO SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL PAY AN AMOUNT  EQUAL  TO  THE
PARTICIPATING SCHOOL'S OPERATING AND DEBT SERVICE COST PER PUPIL THAT IS
RELATED  TO EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, AS DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT, OR
TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS, WHICHEVER IS LESS.
  (B) (I) THE BUFFALO SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL PAY TWENTY-FIVE  PERCENT  OF
THE  TOTAL AMOUNT AS DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT UNDER PARAGRAPH (A) OF
THIS SUBDIVISION IN SEPTEMBER, TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT IN NOVEMBER,  TWENTY-
FIVE PERCENT IN FEBRUARY AND TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT IN MAY.
  (II) THE SUPERINTENDENT MAY INCLUDE THE ENTIRE AMOUNT DETERMINED UNDER
PARAGRAPH  (A)  OF THIS SUBDIVISION IN ONE OF THE INSTALLMENTS OR APPOR-
TION THE ENTIRE AMOUNT AMONG ONE OR MORE OF THE INSTALLMENTS.
  (III) PAYMENT SHALL BE MADE DIRECTLY TO THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOL.
  (IV) VOUCHERS RECEIVED PURSUANT TO THIS  SECTION  SHALL  BE  USED  FOR
EDUCATIONAL  PURPOSES  ONLY  AND  SHALL NOT BE REFUNDED OR SHARED WITH A
PARENT OR STUDENT IN ANY MANNER.
  3. THE VOUCHER RECEIVED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE IS THE ENTITLEMENT OF
THE ELIGIBLE STUDENT UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE STUDENT'S  PARENT  AND
NOT THAT OF ANY SCHOOL.
  4.  (A) AN ELIGIBLE STUDENT ATTENDING A PARTICIPATING SCHOOL THROUGH A
VOUCHER PURSUANT TO THIS  SECTION  WHOSE  FAMILY  INCOME  INCREASES  MAY
CONTINUE  TO  ATTEND  THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOL UNDER THIS SECTION IF THE
PUPIL IS A MEMBER OF A FAMILY THAT HAS A TOTAL FAMILY INCOME  THAT  DOES
NOT  EXCEED AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO 2.2 TIMES THE POVERTY LEVEL DETERMINED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY  THE  DIRECTOR  OF  THE  FEDERAL
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET.
  (B)  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  RECEIVING  A VOUCHER PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION,
SIBLINGS OF STUDENTS RECEIVING A VOUCHER AND ATTENDING  A  PARTICIPATING
SCHOOL  UNDER  THIS SECTION, WHO ARE ALSO APPLYING TO RECEIVE A VOUCHER,
ARE SUBJECT TO THE HIGHER INCOME LIMIT AS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH (A)  OF
THIS SUBDIVISION. IF THE SIBLING'S SISTER OR BROTHER ATTENDING A PARTIC-
IPATING  SCHOOL  UNDER  THIS  SECTION  CEASES  TO ATTEND A PARTICIPATING
SCHOOL UNDER THIS  SECTION,  THE  LOWER  INCOME  LIMIT  APPLIES  TO  THE
SIBLING.
  5.  ELIGIBLE  STUDENTS  SHALL BE COUNTED IN THE ENROLLMENT FIGURES FOR
THE BUFFALO SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE PURPOSES OF CALCULATING STATE AID TO
SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE FUNDS NEEDED FOR A VOUCHER SHALL BE SUBTRACTED
FROM THE STATE SCHOOL AID  PAYABLE  TO  THE  STUDENT'S  RESIDENT  SCHOOL
DISTRICT.  ANY  AID  THE  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  WOULD  HAVE RECEIVED FOR THE
STUDENT, IN EXCESS OF THE FUNDS NEEDED FOR A VOUCHER, SHALL BE  RETAINED
BY THE STATE.
  S  2872.  PARTICIPATING  SCHOOLS. 1. (A) PUBLIC SCHOOLS OUTSIDE OF THE
RESIDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT OR ANY NON-PUBLIC SCHOOL THAT  PROVIDES  EDUCA-
TION  TO  ELEMENTARY  AND/OR SECONDARY STUDENTS SHALL NOTIFY THE DEPART-
MENT, IN A MANNER AND FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE DEPARTMENT, OF  ITS  INTENT
TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM UNDER THIS ARTICLE.
  (B)  SUCH  SCHOOL SHALL PAY A NONREFUNDABLE FEE, AS SET BY THE DEPART-
MENT, BY FEBRUARY FIRST OF THE PREVIOUS SCHOOL YEAR  WHICH  SHALL  COVER

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THE  COSTS  OF EMPLOYING ONE FULL TIME AUDITOR TO EVALUATE THE FINANCIAL
INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS UNDER SUBDIVISION TWO
OF SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED SEVENTY-ONE OF THIS ARTICLE.
  (C) THE NOTICE SHALL SPECIFY THE NUMBER OF PUPILS PARTICIPATING IN THE
PROGRAM UNDER THIS SECTION FOR WHICH THE SCHOOL HAS SPACE.
  (D)  IN  ADDITION TO ANY INFORMATION THE DEPARTMENT DEEMS NECESSARY TO
AUTHORIZE PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM BY A SCHOOL, SUCH  SCHOOL  SHALL,
BY  AUGUST  FIRST  BEFORE  THE FIRST SCHOOL TERM OF PARTICIPATION IN THE
PROGRAM, SUBMIT A COPY OF THE SCHOOL'S CURRENT CERTIFICATE OF  OCCUPANCY
ISSUED  BY  THE  CITY. IF THE SCHOOL MOVES TO A NEW LOCATION, THE SCHOOL
SHALL SUBMIT A COPY OF THE NEW CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY  ISSUED  BY  THE
CITY  TO  THE  DEPARTMENT  BEFORE  THE  ATTENDANCE  OF PUPILS AT THE NEW
LOCATION. A  TEMPORARY  CERTIFICATE  OF  OCCUPANCY  DOES  NOT  MEET  THE
REQUIREMENT OF THIS PARAGRAPH.
  2.   SCHOOLS   SHALL  PROVIDE  EVIDENCE  OF  FINANCIAL  VIABILITY,  AS
PRESCRIBED BY THE DEPARTMENT BY RULE OR REGULATION.
  3. SCHOOLS SHALL ALSO PROVIDE PROOF THAT  THE  SCHOOL'S  ADMINISTRATOR
HAS PARTICIPATED IN A FISCAL MANAGEMENT TRAINING PROGRAM APPROVED BY THE
DEPARTMENT.
  4.  SCHOOLS SHALL SUBMIT A SCHEDULE ANNUALLY TO THE DEPARTMENT SHOWING
HOW MUCH THE SCHOOL SPENDS TO  EDUCATE  ONE  STUDENT.  SUCH  INFORMATION
SHALL  BE  USED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH THE SCHOOL SHALL
BE PAID UNDER PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF  SECTION  TWENTY-EIGHT
HUNDRED  SEVENTY-ONE  OF  THIS  ARTICLE. IT SHALL BE IN THE DEPARTMENT'S
DISCRETION TO DETERMINE SAID AMOUNT.
  5. (A) THE ELIGIBLE STUDENT OR THE ELIGIBLE STUDENT'S PARENT OR GUARD-
IAN SHALL SUBMIT AN APPLICATION, ON A FORM PROVIDED BY  THE  DEPARTMENT,
TO  THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOL THAT THE ELIGIBLE STUDENT WISHES TO ATTEND.
SUCH STUDENT SHALL TAKE ANY ADMISSIONS TESTING REQUIRED BY  THE  SCHOOL.
WITHIN SIXTY DAYS AFTER RECEIVING THE APPLICATION AND THE STUDENT TAKING
THE  SCHOOL'S  ADMISSIONS TESTING, THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOL SHALL NOTIFY
THE APPLICANT, IN WRITING, WHETHER THE APPLICATION HAS BEEN ACCEPTED. IF
THE PARTICIPATING  SCHOOL  REJECTS  AN  APPLICATION,  THE  NOTICE  SHALL
INCLUDE  THE REASON. A PARTICIPATING SCHOOL MAY REJECT AN APPLICANT ONLY
IF IT HAS REACHED ITS MAXIMUM GENERAL CAPACITY OR SEATING CAPACITY OR IF
THE ELIGIBLE STUDENT FAILS TO PASS THE ADMISSIONS  TESTING  ADMINISTERED
BY  THE  SCHOOL.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL ENSURE THAT THE PARTICIPATING
SCHOOL DETERMINES WHICH PUPILS TO ACCEPT ON A RANDOM BASIS, EXCEPT  THAT
THE  PARTICIPATING  SCHOOL MAY GIVE PREFERENCE IN ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
TO SIBLINGS OF PUPILS ACCEPTED ON A RANDOM BASIS.
  (B) IF AN ELIGIBLE STUDENT IS  DENIED  ADMISSION  TO  A  PARTICIPATING
SCHOOL BECAUSE IT HAS TOO FEW AVAILABLE SPACES, THE ELIGIBLE STUDENT MAY
TRANSFER HIS OR HER VOUCHER TO A PARTICIPATING SCHOOL THAT HAS AVAILABLE
SPACE.
  S  2873.  PARTICIPATING  SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY STANDARDS. 1. TO ENSURE
THAT STUDENTS ARE  TREATED  FAIRLY  AND  KEPT  SAFE,  ALL  PARTICIPATING
SCHOOLS SHALL:
  (A)  COMPLY  WITH  ALL  HEALTH  AND SAFETY LAWS OR CODES THAT APPLY TO
NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS;
  (B) HOLD A VALID OCCUPANCY PERMIT IF REQUIRED BY THEIR MUNICIPALITY;
  (C) CERTIFY THAT THEY WILL NOT DISCRIMINATE IN ADMISSIONS ON THE BASIS
OF RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, RELIGION OR DISABILITY; AND
  (D) COMPLY WITH ALL  STATE  LAWS  THAT  APPLY  TO  NON-PUBLIC  SCHOOLS
REGARDING  CRIMINAL  BACKGROUND  CHECKS  FOR  EMPLOYEES AND EXCLUDE FROM
EMPLOYMENT ANY PEOPLE NOT PERMITTED BY STATE LAW TO WORK IN A  NONPUBLIC
SCHOOL.

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  2.  TO  ENSURE  THAT PUBLIC FUNDS ARE SPENT APPROPRIATELY, ALL PARTIC-
IPATING SCHOOLS SHALL ANNUALLY BY SEPTEMBER  FIRST  FOLLOWING  A  SCHOOL
YEAR IN WHICH A PARTICIPATING SCHOOL PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM:
  (A) DEMONSTRATE THEIR FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY BY:
  (I)  SUBMITTING  A  FINANCIAL  INFORMATION  REPORT FOR THE SCHOOL THAT
COMPLIES WITH UNIFORM FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY  THE
DEPARTMENT AND CONDUCTED BY A CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT; AND
  (II)  HAVING  THE  AUDITOR CERTIFY THAT THE REPORT IS FREE OF MATERIAL
MISSTATEMENTS AND FAIRLY REPRESENTS THE COSTS PER PUPIL  UNDER  SUBDIVI-
SION  TWO  OF  SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED SEVENTY-ONE OF THIS ARTICLE.
THE AUDITOR'S REPORT SHALL BE LIMITED IN SCOPE TO THOSE RECORDS THAT ARE
NECESSARY FOR THE DEPARTMENT TO MAKE PAYMENTS TO  PARTICIPATING  SCHOOLS
ON BEHALF OF ELIGIBLE STUDENTS RECEIVING VOUCHERS PURSUANT TO THIS ARTI-
CLE.
  (B)  DEMONSTRATE  SOUND FISCAL PRACTICES, AS PRESCRIBED BY THE DEPART-
MENT.
  3. (A) EACH PARTICIPATING SCHOOL  SHALL  MEET  AT  LEAST  ONE  OF  THE
FOLLOWING STANDARDS:
  (I)  AT  LEAST SEVENTY PERCENT OF THE ELIGIBLE STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM
ADVANCE ONE GRADE LEVEL EACH YEAR.
  (II) THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOL'S AVERAGE ATTENDANCE RATE FOR THE ELIGI-
BLE STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM IS AT LEAST NINETY PERCENT.
  (III) AT LEAST EIGHTY PERCENT OF THE ELIGIBLE STUDENTS IN THE  PROGRAM
DEMONSTRATE SIGNIFICANT ACADEMIC PROGRESS.
  (B)  EACH  PARTICIPATING SCHOOL SHALL REPORT THE RESULTS OF THE STAND-
ARDS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH  (A)  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION  TO  THE
DEPARTMENT, NO LATER THAN JULY FOR THE PRECEDING SCHOOL YEAR.
  S  2874.  RESPONSIBILITIES  OF THE DEPARTMENT. 1. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL
ENSURE THAT ELIGIBLE STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS ARE INFORMED ANNUALLY OF
WHICH SCHOOLS WILL BE  PARTICIPATING  IN  THE  BUFFALO  PARENTAL  CHOICE
PRIVATE  SCHOOL  VOUCHER  PROGRAM.  SPECIAL  ATTENTION  SHALL BE PAID TO
ENSURING THAT LOWER INCOME FAMILIES ARE MADE AWARE OF  THE  PROGRAM  AND
THEIR OPTIONS.
  2.  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL CREATE A STANDARD APPLICATION THAT STUDENTS
INTERESTED IN THE PARENTAL CHOICE PRIVATE SCHOOL VOUCHER PROGRAM CAN USE
TO SUBMIT TO THE  DEPARTMENT  TO  ESTABLISH  THEIR  ELIGIBILITY  IN  THE
PROGRAM.
  3.  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL CREATE A STANDARD APPLICATION THAT STUDENTS
INTERESTED IN THE PARENTAL CHOICE PRIVATE SCHOOL VOUCHER PROGRAM CAN USE
TO SUBMIT TO PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS TO ESTABLISH  THEIR  ELIGIBILITY  AND
APPLY FOR ADMISSIONS.
  4.  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  ENSURE  THAT  THE APPLICATIONS ARE READILY
AVAILABLE TO INTERESTED FAMILIES THROUGH VARIOUS SOURCES, INCLUDING  THE
INTERNET.
  5.  THE DEPARTMENT MAY BAR A SCHOOL FROM PARTICIPATION IN THE PARENTAL
CHOICE PRIVATE SCHOOL VOUCHER PROGRAM IF THE DEPARTMENT ESTABLISHES THAT
THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOL HAS:
  (A)  INTENTIONALLY  AND   SUBSTANTIALLY   MISREPRESENTED   INFORMATION
REQUIRED  UNDER  SUBDIVISIONS TWO, THREE OR FOUR OF SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT
HUNDRED SEVENTY-TWO OR SECTION  TWENTY-EIGHT  HUNDRED  SEVENTY-THREE  OF
THIS ARTICLE; OR
  (B) ROUTINELY FAILED TO COMPLY WITH AT LEAST THREE OF THE ACCOUNTABIL-
ITY  STANDARDS ESTABLISHED IN SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED SEVENTY-THREE
OF THIS ARTICLE; OR

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  (C) FAILED TO COMPLY WITH SUBPARAGRAPH (IV) OF PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDI-
VISION TWO OF SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED SEVENTY-ONE OF THIS  ARTICLE;
OR
  (D) FAILED TO REFUND TO THE STATE ANY VOUCHER OVERPAYMENTS IN A TIMELY
MANNER.
  6.  IF  THE  DEPARTMENT DECIDES TO BAR A PARTICIPATING SCHOOL FROM THE
PROGRAM, IT SHALL NOTIFY ELIGIBLE STUDENTS AND  THEIR  PARENTS  OF  THIS
DECISION AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
  7.  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL ADOPT RULES AND PROCEDURES AS NECESSARY FOR
THE  ADMINISTRATION  OF  THE  PARENTAL  CHOICE  PRIVATE  SCHOOL  VOUCHER
PROGRAM, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
  (A)  THE ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION OF SCHOOLS, INCLUDING TIMELINES
THAT WILL MAXIMIZE STUDENT AND  PUBLIC  AND  NON-PUBLIC  SCHOOL  PARTIC-
IPATION;
  (B) THE CALCULATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF VOUCHERS TO ELIGIBLE STUDENTS;
AND
  (C)  THE APPLICATION AND APPROVAL PROCEDURES FOR VOUCHERS FOR ELIGIBLE
STUDENTS AND PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS.
  S 2875. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. 1. THE BUFFALO SCHOOL
DISTRICT SHALL PROVIDE THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOL  THAT  HAS  ADMITTED  AN
ELIGIBLE  STUDENT  UNDER  THIS  PROGRAM  WITH  A  COMPLETE  COPY  OF THE
STUDENT'S SCHOOL RECORDS WHILE COMPLYING  WITH  THE  FAMILY  EDUCATIONAL
RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT OF 1974 (20 USC SECTION 1232 G).
  2.  THE  BUFFALO  SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION FOR THE
ELIGIBLE STUDENT TO AND FROM THE PARTICIPATING  SCHOOL  UNDER  THE  SAME
CONDITIONS  AS THE BUFFALO SCHOOL DISTRICT IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE TRANS-
PORTATION FOR OTHER RESIDENT  STUDENTS  TO  NON-PUBLIC  SCHOOLS  AS  PER
CURRENT LAW. THE BUFFALO SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY QUALIFY FOR STATE TRANSPOR-
TATION AID FOR EACH STUDENT SO TRANSPORTED, AS ALLOWED UNDER STATE LAW.
  S  2.  This act shall take effect immediately and shall first apply to
the 2015-2016 school year and thereafter. The commissioner of  education
is  authorized  to promulgate any and all rules and regulations and take
any other measures necessary to implement the provisions of this act.

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