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Assembly Bill A2988

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires school bus transportation to students in cities having a population of one million or more

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2011-A2988 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3635, Ed L

2011-A2988 - Summary

Requires school bus transportation be provided to students in cities having a population of one million or more.

2011-A2988 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2988

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 21, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK, TITONE, TOBACCO, MALLIOTAKIS -- read once
  and referred to the Committee on Education

AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to requiring school bus
  transportation for students in Staten Island

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section  3635 of the education law is
amended by adding a new paragraph c-1 to read as follows:
  C-1. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK SHALL PROVIDE  TRANSPORTATION  TO  ALL
CHILDREN  RESIDING  WITHIN THE COUNTY OF RICHMOND TO AND FROM THE SCHOOL
THEY LEGALLY ATTEND, WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUCH TRANSPORTATION. SUCH TRANS-
PORTATION SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR  ALL  CHILDREN  ATTENDING  GRADES  THREE
THROUGH  EIGHT  WHO LIVE MORE THAN ONE MILE FROM THE SCHOOL THEY LEGALLY
ATTEND AND FOR CHILDREN ATTENDING GRADES KINDERGARTEN THROUGH  TWO,  AND
SIBLINGS  OF  CHILDREN  ATTENDING  GRADES  KINDERGARTEN  THROUGH TWO WHO
ATTEND GRADES THREE THROUGH FIVE AT THE SAME SCHOOL, WHO LIVE MORE  THAN
ONE HALF MILE FROM THE SCHOOL THEY LEGALLY ATTEND.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04789-03-1

co-Sponsors

2011-A2988A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3635, Ed L

2011-A2988A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires school bus transportation be provided to students in cities having a population of one million or more.

2011-A2988A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 2988--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 21, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK, TITONE, TOBACCO, MALLIOTAKIS -- read once
  and  referred  to  the Committee 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 requiring school bus
  transportation for students in  cities  having  a  population  of  one
  million or more

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section  3635  of  the  education  law  is
amended by adding a new paragraph c-1 to read as follows:
  C-1. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION OF EVERY CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE SHALL
PROVIDE  TRANSPORTATION TO ALL CHILDREN RESIDING WITHIN SUCH CITY TO AND
FROM THE SCHOOL THEY LEGALLY ATTEND, WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUCH TRANSPORTA-
TION. SUCH TRANSPORTATION SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR ALL  CHILDREN  ATTENDING
GRADES  THREE  THROUGH EIGHT WHO LIVE MORE THAN ONE MILE FROM THE SCHOOL
THEY LEGALLY ATTEND  AND  FOR  CHILDREN  ATTENDING  GRADES  KINDERGARTEN
THROUGH  TWO,  AND  SIBLINGS  OF  CHILDREN ATTENDING GRADES KINDERGARTEN
THROUGH TWO WHO ATTEND GRADES THREE THROUGH FIVE AT THE SAME SCHOOL, WHO
LIVE MORE THAN ONE HALF MILE FROM THE SCHOOL THEY LEGALLY ATTEND.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04789-05-1

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