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Assembly Bill A2336A

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Permits school boards of education in certain school districts to enact a policy to provide student transportation based upon patterns of actual ridership

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2009-A2336 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1597
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3635, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A1244, S4751

2009-A2336 - Summary

Allows certain school districts to provide home-to-school transportation based upon patterns of actual ridership without regard to the number of students eligible for transportation and the number of seats otherwise required by law.

2009-A2336 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2336

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. SCHIMEL -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the transportation  of
  children residing within a school district

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

  Section 1. Section 3635 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a
new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
  8.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO
THE CONTRARY, IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVING AN AREA OF FIFTEEN SQUARE MILES
OR LESS, IF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION DETERMINES, BASED  UPON  HISTORY  AND
EXPERIENCE, THAT THERE IS A CONSISTENT PATTERN WHERE PUPILS ELIGIBLE FOR
TRANSPORTATION  DO  NOT USE THE TRANSPORTATION PROVIDED BY THE DISTRICT,
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, IN ITS DISCRETION, MAY ENACT A POLICY TO PROVIDE
HOME TO SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION BASED UPON PATTERNS  OF  ACTUAL  RIDERSHIP
WITHOUT REGARD TO THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS ELIGIBLE FOR TRANSPORTATION AND
THE  NUMBER  OF SEATS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE REQUIRED FOR SUCH STUDENTS
UNDER PARAGRAPH A OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July  next  succeeding
the date on which it shall have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04341-01-9

2009-A2336A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1597
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3635, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A1244, S4751

2009-A2336A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows certain school districts to provide home-to-school transportation based upon patterns of actual ridership without regard to the number of students eligible for transportation and the number of seats otherwise required by law.

2009-A2336A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 2336--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. SCHIMEL -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on  Education  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to student transportation

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

  Section 1. Section 3635 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a
new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
  8.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, RULE OR REGULATION, IN
SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVING AN AREA OF FORTY SQUARE MILES OR  LESS,  IF  THE
BOARD  OF  EDUCATION DETERMINES, BASED UPON HISTORY AND EXPERIENCE, THAT
THERE IS A CONSISTENT PATTERN OF ELIGIBLE PUPILS NOT USING THE TRANSPOR-
TATION PROVIDED BY THE DISTRICT, THE BOARD, IN ITS DISCRETION, MAY ENACT
A POLICY TO PROVIDE STUDENT TRANSPORTATION BASED UPON PATTERNS OF ACTUAL
RIDERSHIP WITHOUT REGARD TO:
  A. THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS ELIGIBLE FOR TRANSPORTATION; AND
  B. THE NUMBER OF SEATS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE REQUIRED FOR THEM UNDER
PARAGRAPH A OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04341-03-9

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