Senate Bill S8376

Signed By Governor

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to paperwork reduction

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Aug 13, 2010	signed chap.378
Aug 03, 2010	delivered to governor
Jun 30, 2010	returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1368 substituted for s8376
Jun 30, 2010	substituted by a11566
Jun 29, 2010	ordered to third reading cal.1368
Jun 26, 2010	referred to rules

Votes

- Jun 30, 2010 - Floor Vote
  A11566
  
  Aye
  
  61
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  1
  
  Abstained
  
  0
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 30, 2010
      
      aye (61)
      
      Adams
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Alesi
      
      Aubertine
      
      Bonacic
      
      Breslin
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Diaz
      
      Dilan
      
      Duane
      
      Espada
      
      Farley
      
      Flanagan
      
      Foley
      
      Fuschillo
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Hannon
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Huntley
      
      Johnson
      
      Johnson
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      Kruger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Leibell
      
      Libous
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Maziarz
      
      McDonald
      
      Montgomery
      
      Nozzolio
      
      Onorato
      
      Oppenheimer
      
      Padavan
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Perkins
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Robach
      
      Saland
      
      Sampson
      
      Savino
      
      Schneiderman
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Skelos
      
      Smith
      
      Squadron
      
      Stachowski
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Thompson
      
      Valesky
      
      Volker
      
      Winner
      
      Young
      
      excused (1)
      
      Morahan
  Jun 29, 2010 - Rules Committee Vote
  S8376
  
  Aye
  
  19
  
  Nay
  
  1
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  3
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  
  0
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 29, 2010
      
      aye (19)
      
      Dilan
      
      Espada
      
      Farley
      
      Hassell-Thompson
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Larkin
      
      Montgomery
      
      Parker
      
      Saland
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Skelos
      
      Smith
      
      Stachowski
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Valesky
      
      Volker
      
      nay (1)
      
      Johnson
      
      aye wr (3)
      
      Duane
      
      Hannon
      
      Padavan

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2009-S8376 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A11566
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Add §101-b, amd §§2802, 1950 & 3602, rpld §305 sub 32, §805, Ed L

2009-S8376 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to paperwork reduction; streamlines planning and reporting requirements for school districts and boards of cooperative educational services; requires the commissioner of education to implement pilot programs to assist school districts in the formation of regional transportation systems.

2009-S8376 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S8376

TITLE OF BILL:

An act
to amend the education law, in relation to paperwork reduction; to amend
the education law, in relation to the streamlining of planning and
reporting requirements for school districts and boards of cooperative
educational services; requiring the commissioner of education to
implement pilot programs to assist school districts in the formation of
regional transportation systems; to repeal subdivision 32 of section 305
of the education law relating to reviews by the commissioner; and to
repeal section 805 of the education law relating to enforcement
provisions for the willful refusal to teach certain subjects; and
providing for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration
thereof

PURPOSE:

This bill would authorize the commissioner of education to accept
reports electronically, require a report on the reduction or
consolidation of reports by school districts, alter certain reporting
requirements placed on school districts and Boards of Cooperative
Educational Services (BOCES) and authorize the establishment of
regional transportation pilot programs.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 of the bill authorizes the Commissioner of Education to
accept reports and all other required information electronically,
except in cases where submitting electronically would be an undue
hardship for a school district. It would also direct the Commissioner
to prepare a report by November 1, 2010 recommending ways that
reporting and planning requirements could be eliminated or
consolidated, statutorily or administratively.

Section 2 of the bill would repeal Education Law §305 (32), which
called for a 2002 report on the number of reports filed by school
districts.

Section 3 of the bill would repeal Education Law §805, which requires
the suspension of a teacher's license and the withholding of all
state aid from a school district if it is found that any teacher has
willfully failed to teach health education (as required by Education
Law §804) until multiple investigations are conducted.

Section 4 of the bill amends Education Law §2802 (5) to require
reports on school violence to be submitted by April 1 instead of
January 1 and to change how the levels of violence in schools and
districts are analyzed to ensure that like schools and districts are
compared.

Section 5 of the bill would amend Education Law § 1950(4)(b)(5) to
eliminate an outdated requirement for BOCES to separate its program,
capital and administrative costs for the 1994-1995 school year budget.

Section 6 of the bill would amend Education Law § 1950 (4)(c) to
continue the requirement that BOCES prepare long range program plans,
including special education and career education plans, but removes
the required submission to the State Department of Education. Instead
the bill would require the plan to be on file and available for
public inspection and review by the Commissioner. This section would
eliminate the requirement that BOCES submit sections of the plan
pertaining to special education and career education programs every
two years provided that such plans may be incorporated into a BOCES
district-wide comprehensive plan.

Section 7 of the bill would amend Education Law § 1950 (4) (kk)
concerning the BOCES report card. The amendment would delete
reference to including in the report card specific information
included in the Regents annual report to the Governor and the
Legislature pursuant to Education Law § 215-a. The Commissioner would
continue to have the responsibility to provide certain information
needed to ensure the accountability of BOCES pursuant to Education
Law § 215-b.

Section 8 of the bill would amend Education Law § 3602 (11) (f) to
eliminate the requirement that school districts and BOCES submit a
plan of service and evaluation for approval of the Commissioner, in
order to receive aid for Employment Preparation programs. The
amendment would continue to require submission of an annual
application for the payment of aid, to be approved by the Commissioner.

Section 9 of the bill would amend Education Law § 3602(8) (b) to fully
eliminate the requirement that school districts submit to the
Commissioner plans of service for three categorical aid programs and
to replace such requirement with a requirement that the district
plans of service be kept on file and available for public inspection.

Section 10 of the bill authorizes and directs the Commissioner of
Education to conduct one or more pilot programs to assist interested
school districts in the formation of regional transportation systems.
It further directs the Commissioner of Education to report on
participation in the pilot programs on each November 1 and to report
on November 1, 2012 the potential for efficiencies,
cost-effectiveness, and cost savings to be gained by implementing
regional transportation systems, as well as barriers to
implementation and recommendations for effective oversight of such
systems.

Section 11 of the bill provides the effective date.

JUSTIFICATION:

To reduce the paperwork burden on school districts, BOCES, and the
State Education Department, this bill authorizes the Commissioner of
Education to accept reports, plans, and other required submissions
electronically. It also directs the Commissioner to determine which
reporting requirements can be eliminated or consolidated, and to
identify which of those changes would need to be made statutorily. It
is anticipated that that report will provide a roadmap for future
bills adopting the Commissioner's recommendations.

This bill starts the process of eliminating or streamlining various
specific reporting requirements currently imposed by statute. It
streamlines a series of reporting requirements currently imposed on
BOCES, while maintaining oversight over the related programs. Now
more than ever, it is important that school districts have the
ability to direct resources toward their core educational missions,
rather than duplicative administrative burdens.

Authorizing the study of the benefits of, and impediments to regional
transportation, will allow SED to examine the long term viability and
cost effectiveness of these collaborative services.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

This is a new bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

The bill will create no additional cost to the state or school
districts. It will produce savings in staff time, printing and
mailing at the state and local levels for preparing and reviewing
separate and, in many instances, duplicative information
requirements. The exact amount of the savings is difficult to
estimate as the time required to comply varies widely among school
districts. It will also most likely produce savings for the districts
that choose to participate in the regional transportation pilot
program, as districts will likely not choose to participate unless
they anticipate savings.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
The bill would take effect immediately; provided, however, that the
commissioner of education shall promulgate any rules or regulations
necessary to implement the provisions of this act on or before July
1, 2010; provided further that if section ten of this act shall take
effect after July 1, 2010 it shall be deemed to have been in full
force and effect on and after July 1, 2010; and provided further that
section ten of this act shall expire and be deemed repealed on June
30, 2015.

2009-S8376 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  8376

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 26, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  OPPENHEIMER -- 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  paperwork  reduction;
  to  amend  the education law, in relation to the streamlining of plan-
  ning and reporting requirements for school  districts  and  boards  of
  cooperative educational services; requiring the commissioner of educa-
  tion  to  implement  pilot  programs to assist school districts in the
  formation of regional transportation systems; to repeal subdivision 32
  of section 305 of the education law relating to reviews by the commis-
  sioner; and to repeal section 805 of the  education  law  relating  to
  enforcement  provisions  for  the  willful  refusal  to  teach certain
  subjects; and providing for the  repeal  of  certain  provisions  upon
  expiration thereof

  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 section  101-b
to read as follows:
  S  101-B. PAPERWORK REDUCTION. 1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL BE AUTHORIZED
TO RECEIVE AND ACCEPT REPORTS, PLANS, APPLICATIONS AND ALL OTHER  INFOR-
MATION  REQUIRED  TO  BE REPORTED BY STATUTE OR REGULATION THROUGH ELEC-
TRONIC MEANS. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL  ACCEPT  HARD  COPY  NON-ELECTRONIC
FILINGS  OR  SUBMISSIONS  IF  THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE
THAT COMPLYING WITH  ELECTRONIC  SUBMISSION  REQUIREMENTS  WOULD  CREATE
UNDUE  HARDSHIP  FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR SOME OTHER GOOD CAUSE EXISTS
THAT WOULD MAKE ELECTRONIC  SUBMISSION  EXTREMELY  IMPRACTICAL  FOR  THE
SCHOOL DISTRICT.
  2.  IT  SHALL  BE  THE DUTY OF THE COMMISSIONER TO REVIEW ALL EXISTING
REPORTS AND PLANS THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND BOARDS OF COOPERATIVE EDUCA-
TIONAL SERVICES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT AND BY NOVEMBER FIRST, TWO  THOU-
SAND  TEN,  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL SUBMIT TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS, THE
GOVERNOR, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT  OF  THE
SENATE,  THE  DIRECTOR  OF  THE  BUDGET AND THE CHAIRS OF THE RESPECTIVE
FISCAL AND EDUCATION COMMITTEES OF  THE  SENATE  AND  ASSEMBLY  SPECIFIC
RECOMMENDATIONS   TO  ELIMINATE  UNNECESSARY  OR  DUPLICATIVE  REPORTING

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

                                                           LBD17905-01-0

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REQUIREMENTS;  AND  WHERE  POSSIBLE,  RECOMMENDATIONS   TO   CONSOLIDATE
REPORTS,  PLANS  AND  OTHER  INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE
COMMISSIONER INCLUDING WHICH RECOMMENDATIONS COULD BE IMPLEMENTED ADMIN-
ISTRATIVELY AND WHICH WOULD REQUIRE STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION.
  S 2. Subdivision 32 of section 305 of the education law is REPEALED.
  S 3. Section 805 of the education law is REPEALED.
  S  4.  Subdivision 5 of section 2802 of the education law, as added by
chapter 181 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
  5. By [January] APRIL first  of  each  year,  the  commissioner  shall
report  to  the governor, the legislature and the regents concerning the
prevalence of violence and disruptive incidents in the  public  schools,
and  the  effectiveness of school programs undertaken to reduce violence
and assure the safety and security of students and school personnel. The
report shall summarize  the  information  available  from  the  incident
reporting  system,  and  [identify  specifically  the schools and school
districts with the least and greatest incidence of violent  and  disrup-
tive  incidents,  and  the least and most improvement since the previous
year or years] COMPARE THE INCIDENCE OF VIOLENT AND DISRUPTIVE INCIDENTS
OF SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND BOARDS WITH OTHER SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL
DISTRICTS AND BOARDS BASED ON SIMILARITY IN SIZE AND  GRADE  LEVELS  AND
OTHER  CHARACTERISTICS,  INCLUDING STUDENT NEED AND RESOURCES, AS DETER-
MINED BY THE COMMISSIONER.  The report shall also, to the extent  possi-
ble,  relate  the  results available from the incident reporting system,
together with such other analysis and information  as  the  commissioner
determines is appropriate, to the effectiveness of school violence meas-
ures undertaken by participating schools and school districts, including
the  school  codes  and school safety plans required by sections twenty-
eight hundred one and twenty-eight hundred one-a of this article.
  S 5. Subparagraph 5 of paragraph b of subdivision 4 of section 1950 of
the education law, as amended by chapter 602 of the  laws  of  1994,  is
amended to read as follows:
  (5)  The  trustees  or  board  of  education  of each component school
district of the board of cooperative educational services shall adopt  a
public  resolution  which  shall  approve  or  disapprove such tentative
administrative budget at a regular or special meeting to be held  within
the  component  district  on the date designated pursuant to subdivision
two-a of this section as the date for election of members of  the  board
of  cooperative  educational  services,  or  in the case of the board of
education of a central high school district on the regular business  day
next following such designated date.
  If the resolutions adopted by the trustees or boards of education of a
majority  of  the component school districts of the board of cooperative
educational services actually voting approve the  tentative  administra-
tive budget, the board of cooperative educational services may adopt the
tentative  administrative  budget without modification. If a majority of
the component school districts actually voting fail to adopt resolutions
approving such tentative administrative budget,  or  if  the  number  of
component  school  districts  approving  the budget equals the number of
school districts disapproving  the  budget,  the  board  of  cooperative
educational  services  shall prepare and adopt a contingency administra-
tive budget which shall not exceed  the  amount  of  the  administrative
budget of the board of cooperative educational services for the previous
school  year except to accommodate expenditure increases attributable to
supplemental retirement allowances  payable  pursuant  to  section  five
hundred  thirty-two  of  this  chapter  and section seventy-eight of the
retirement and social security law. [For purposes of  development  of  a

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budget  for  the  nineteen hundred ninety-four--ninety-five school year,
each board  of  cooperative  educational  services  shall  separate  its
program, capital and administrative costs for the nineteen hundred nine-
ty-three--ninety-four  school  year  in  the  manner  prescribed  by the
commissioner, and shall submit  the  resulting  separate  administrative
budget  to  the  commissioner for approval. Upon approval of the commis-
sioner, such separate administrative budget shall be deemed the adminis-
trative budget of the board of cooperative educational services for  the
nineteen hundred ninety-three--ninety-four school year.]
  S  6.  Paragraph  c  of subdivision 4 of section 1950 of the education
law, as amended by chapter 301 of the laws of 1996, is amended  to  read
as follows:
  c.  Make or cause to be made surveys to determine the need for cooper-
ative educational services in the supervisory district and  present  the
findings  of  their  surveys  to local school authorities. Each board of
cooperative educational services shall prepare long range program plans,
INCLUDING SPECIAL EDUCATION AND CAREER EDUCATION PROGRAM PLANS, to  meet
the  projected  need  for  such  cooperative educational services in the
supervisory district for the next five years as may be specified by  the
commissioner,  and  shall  [submit]  KEEP ON FILE AND MAKE AVAILABLE FOR
PUBLIC INSPECTION AND REVIEW BY THE COMMISSIONER such plans  and  there-
after  annual revisions of such plans [to the commissioner] on or before
the first day of December of each year, [except that  special  education
and  career  education program plans, in a form specified by the commis-
sioner, shall be submitted every two years, no later than the date spec-
ified by the commissioner, and  revised  annually]  PROVIDED  THAT  SUCH
PLANS  MAY  BE  INCORPORATED  INTO  A  BOARD  OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL
SERVICES DISTRICT-WIDE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
  S 7. Paragraph kk of subdivision 4 of section 1950  of  the  education
law,  as  added  by  section  13 of part A of chapter 436 of the laws of
1997, is amended to read as follows:
  kk. For the nineteen hundred  ninety-seven--ninety-eight  school  year
and  thereafter,  the  board of cooperative educational services (BOCES)
shall prepare a BOCES  report  card,  pursuant  to  regulations  of  the
commissioner, and shall make it publicly available by transmitting it to
local  newspapers  of general circulation, appending it to copies of the
proposed administrative budget made publicly available  as  required  by
law,  making  it  available  for distribution at the annual meeting, and
otherwise disseminating it as required by the commissioner. Such  report
card  shall include measures of the academic performance of the board of
cooperative educational services, on a school by school  or  program  by
program basis, and measures of the fiscal performance of the supervisory
district,  as prescribed by the commissioner. Pursuant to regulations of
the commissioner, the report card shall also compare these  measures  to
statewide  averages  for all boards of cooperative educational services.
Such report card shall include[, at a minimum, any  information  of  the
board  of  cooperative  educational services regarding pupil performance
and expenditure per pupil required to be included in the  annual  report
by  the  regents to the governor and the legislature pursuant to section
two hundred fifteen-a of this  chapter;  and]  any  [other]  information
required by the commissioner.
  S  8.  Paragraph  f of subdivision 11 of section 3602 of the education
law, as added by chapter 82 of the laws of 1995 and such subdivision  as
renumbered by section 15 of part B of chapter 57 of the laws of 2007, is
amended to read as follows:

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  f. Approved [plan of service and program evaluation] APPLICATION.  All
school districts and BOCES desiring to operate an aidable program pursu-
ant to this subdivision shall complete [a comprehensive plan of service]
AN  application, including a budget by program component[, together with
an  evaluation of the effectiveness of program components offered during
the most recent July first through March thirtieth, if any]. Such [eval-
uation and plan] APPLICATION shall  be  in  a  form  prescribed  by  the
commissioner  and  shall  be  submitted  not later than [forty-five days
after the provisions of this paragraph shall have become  law,  and  not
later  than] May fifteenth [in subsequent]  OF EACH school [years] YEAR.
Within forty-five days of such deadline, and  upon  evaluation  of  such
applications,  the  commissioner shall notify school districts and BOCES
of those portions of such [plan of service]  APPLICATION  that  will  be
aidable  in  the  school  year  ahead  after making a determination that
approval of such [programs] APPLICATION will assure  maximum  effective-
ness,  geographic availability and lack of duplication of such programs,
support  for  educational  initiatives,  and  compliance  with  required
program  and  fiscal  reporting  requirements.  No  aid shall be payable
pursuant  to  this  subdivision  unless  the  [program]  APPLICATION  is
approved by the commissioner.
  S  9.  Paragraph  b  of subdivision 8 of section 3602 of the education
law, as amended by section 16 of part B of chapter 57  of  the  laws  of
2007, is amended to read as follows:
  b.  District  plans of service. Any school district receiving an addi-
tional apportionment pursuant to subdivision ten  of  this  section  for
pupils  in career education programs or a payment in lieu of such appor-
tionment or having a public excess cost aid setaside pursuant to  subdi-
vision  four  of  this section shall keep on file and make available for
public inspection and review by the commissioner an acceptable  plan  of
service  describing the student outcomes expected from implementation of
the proposed plan, provided that such plan may be  incorporated  into  a
school  district's district-wide comprehensive plan. The plan of service
[submitted by] OF a school district receiving an  additional  apportion-
ment  pursuant  to  this section for pupils with disabilities shall also
describe how such district intends  to  ensure  that  all  instructional
materials to be used in the schools of such district will be made avail-
able  in  a usable alternative format for each student with a disability
and for each student who is a qualified individual with a disability, at
the same time as such instructional materials are available to non-disa-
bled students, provided that such plan may incorporate by reference  the
alternative format plans developed pursuant to subdivision twenty-nine-a
of section sixteen hundred four, subdivision four-a of section seventeen
hundred  nine,  subdivision seven-a of section twenty-five hundred three
or subdivision seven-a of section twenty-five hundred fifty-four of this
chapter. Such plans shall be in a form prescribed by  the  commissioner,
and  except as heretofore provided, shall have the content prescribed by
the commissioner. The commissioner  may,  from  time  to  time,  require
amendments  of  such  plans as deemed to be necessary and appropriate to
further the educational welfare of the pupils involved.
  S 10. The commissioner of education shall conduct one  or  more  pilot
programs  to assist school districts in the formation of regional trans-
portation systems. Such systems may include, but shall  not  be  limited
to,   rendering   transportation  services  jointly  with  other  school
districts or boards of cooperative educational services; or  authorizing
school  districts  and  boards  of  cooperatives educational services to
enter into contracts with counties, municipalities, or the state  office

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of  children  and  family  services  for the provision of transportation
services. Such transportation services may include,  but  shall  not  be
limited to, pupil transportation between home and school; transportation
during  the  day  to  and from school and a special education program or
service or a program at a board of cooperative educational  services  or
an  approved  shared  program at another school district; transportation
for field trips or to and from extracurricular activities;  and  cooper-
ative school bus maintenance.  Participation in pilot projects conducted
pursuant  to  this  section  shall be at the option of school districts,
boards of cooperative  educational  services  and  pupil  transportation
contractors.
  The  commissioner  of  education shall report annually to the board of
regents, the governor, the speaker of the assembly, the temporary presi-
dent of the senate, the director of the budget and  the  chairs  of  the
respective fiscal and education committees of the Senate and Assembly by
November 1 of each year on districts that are participating in the pilot
program  or  have  applied  to  participate  in the pilot program. On or
before November 1, 2012 the commissioner of  education  shall  submit  a
report  to the board of regents, the governor, the speaker of the assem-
bly, the temporary president of the senate, the director of  the  budget
and  the chairs of the respective fiscal and education committees of the
Senate and Assembly describing  the  findings  of  the  pilot  projects,
including  details  on  the  scope  of  the  pilot  projects  that  were
conducted. In developing the report, such commissioner shall as  far  as
practicable estimate and analyze the efficiencies and cost-effectiveness
that  may  be  derived  from  regional  transportation systems to school
districts, to other entities participating in  such  systems,  including
boards of cooperative educational services, counties, municipalities, or
the state office of children and family services, and to the state.
  In addition, the commissioner of education shall as far as practicable
estimate and analyze the extent to which school districts, other partic-
ipating entities, and the state achieve savings through the formation of
regional  transportation systems. Such analysis shall include the impact
of the formation of such  systems  on  local  transportation  costs  for
school districts and other participating entities, and the impact of the
formation  of such systems on state aid for transportation services. The
commissioner of education shall identify barriers to  implementation  of
regional  transportation  systems  throughout  the  state, strategies to
address such  barriers,  statutory  and  regulatory  changes  needed  to
promote  the  implementation  of  such  regional transportation systems,
mechanisms to ensure proper accountability and oversight of the adminis-
tration of regional transportation systems, and any other information or
analysis as such commissioner determines is appropriate.
  S 11. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however,  that
the  commissioner of education shall promulgate any rules or regulations
necessary to implement the provisions of this act on or before  July  1,
2010;  provided,  further  that  if  section  ten of this act shall take
effect after July 1, 2010 it shall be deemed to have been in full  force
and  effect on and after July 1, 2010; and provided further that section
ten of this act shall expire and be deemed repealed on June 30, 2015.

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Senate Bill S8376

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Jun 30, 2010 - Floor Vote

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2009-S8376 (ACTIVE) - Details

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