Assembly Bill A8683

Signed By Governor
2011-2012 Legislative Session

Creates an exception to school busing requirements in the city of New York for restoration of past services

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A8683 - Details

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

2011-A8683 - Summary

Creates an exception to school bussing requirements in the city of New York for restoration of past services; requires school bus transportation to be provided to certain seventh and eighth graders in the city of New York.

2011-A8683 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8683

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            October 27, 2011
                               ___________

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

AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to creating an exception
  to school busing requirements in the city of New York for  restoration
  of past services

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

  Section 1.  Paragraph c of subdivision 1 of section 3635 of the educa-
tion law, as amended by chapter 171 of the laws of 1996, is  amended  to
read as follows:
  c.  The  foregoing  provisions  of  this subdivision shall not require
transportation to be provided for children residing within a city school
district, but if provided by such district pursuant to other  provisions
of  this  chapter,  such  transportation shall be offered equally to all
such children in like circumstances; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT  IN  CITIES
WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, EXCEPTIONS SHALL BE GRANTED TO
ALLOW  THE USE OF EXISTING CONTRACT BUS SERVICE PROVIDED FOR CHILDREN IN
ELEMENTARY GRADES BY PUPILS IN GRADES SEVEN AND EIGHT,  BUT  ONLY  WHERE
SUCH USE IS AN EXTENSION OR REINSTATEMENT OF A SERVICE PROVIDED PRIOR TO
SEPTEMBER,  TWO  THOUSAND  TEN,  IN  WHICH CASE THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS
PARAGRAPH  SHALL  NOT  APPLY;  provided  further  that  in  city  school
districts in cities having a population of one hundred twenty-five thou-
sand  inhabitants  or  less  such  transportation, if provided, shall be
subject to the mileage limitations prescribed in  paragraph  a  of  this
subdivision or such greater or lesser limitations as are approved by the
board  of  education prior to July first, nineteen hundred ninety-six or
as otherwise authorized in subdivision  twelve  of  section  twenty-five
hundred  three  of this chapter. City school districts with a population
of more than two  hundred  twenty-five  thousand  and  less  than  three
hundred  thousand,  according  to  the  nineteen  hundred eighty federal
census, which elect to provide transportation shall do so in accord with
the grade and distance provisions of this subdivision  including  trans-
portation outside the city limits.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

co-Sponsors

2011-A8683A - Details

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

2011-A8683A - Summary

Creates an exception to school bussing requirements in the city of New York for restoration of past services; requires school bus transportation to be provided to certain seventh and eighth graders in the city of New York.

2011-A8683A - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 8683--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            October 27, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. CUSICK, TITONE, MALLIOTAKIS, TOBACCO, SIMANOWITZ
  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education -- recommitted
  to the Committee on Education in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec.
  2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended
  and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to creating an exception
  to school busing requirements in the city of New York for  restoration
  of past services

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

  Section 1.  Paragraph c of subdivision 1 of section 3635 of the educa-
tion law, as amended by chapter 171 of the laws of 1996, is  amended  to
read as follows:
  c.  The  foregoing  provisions  of  this subdivision shall not require
transportation to be provided for children residing within a city school
district, but if provided by such district pursuant to other  provisions
of  this  chapter,  such  transportation shall be offered equally to all
such children in like circumstances; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT  IN  CITIES
WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, EXCEPTIONS SHALL BE GRANTED TO
ALLOW  THE USE OF EXISTING CONTRACT BUS SERVICE PROVIDED FOR CHILDREN IN
ELEMENTARY GRADES BY PUPILS IN GRADES SEVEN AND EIGHT,  BUT  ONLY  WHERE
SUCH USE IS A REINSTATEMENT OF A SERVICE IN THE SCHOOL YEAR BEGINNING IN
SEPTEMBER,  TWO  THOUSAND  NINE AND ENDING IN JUNE, TWO THOUSAND TEN, IN
WHICH CASE THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL NOT APPLY;  provided
further  that  in city school districts in cities having a population of
one hundred twenty-five thousand inhabitants or  less  such  transporta-
tion,   if  provided,  shall  be  subject  to  the  mileage  limitations
prescribed in paragraph a of this subdivision or such greater or  lesser
limitations  as  are  approved  by  the board of education prior to July
first, nineteen hundred ninety-six or as otherwise authorized in  subdi-
vision twelve of section twenty-five hundred three of this chapter. City

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13465-05-2

co-Sponsors

2011-A8683B (ACTIVE) - Details

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

2011-A8683B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates an exception to school bussing requirements in the city of New York for restoration of past services; requires school bus transportation to be provided to certain seventh and eighth graders in the city of New York.

2011-A8683B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 8683--B

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            October 27, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK, TITONE, MALLIOTAKIS, TOBACCO, SIMANOWITZ,
  NOLAN,  ABBATE,  CYMBROWITZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Education -- recommitted to the Committee on Education  in  accord-
  ance  with  Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee  --  again  reported  from said committee with amendments, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to creating an  exception
  to  school busing requirements in the city of New York for restoration
  of past services

  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 3 to read as follows:
  3. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, RULE OR  REGULATION  TO
THE  CONTRARY,  IN  CITIES WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, THE
REQUIREMENT OF PARAGRAPH C OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, REQUIRING
THAT A CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION FOR CHILDREN RESID-
ING WITHIN SUCH DISTRICT OFFER SUCH TRANSPORTATION EQUALLY TO  ALL  SUCH
CHILDREN  IN  LIKE CIRCUMSTANCES, SHALL NOT APPLY TO THE USE OF EXISTING
CONTRACT BUS SERVICE PROVIDED  FOR  CHILDREN  IN  ELEMENTARY  GRADES  BY
PUPILS  IN  GRADES  SEVEN  AND EIGHT, BUT ONLY WHERE SUCH USE IS A REIN-
STATEMENT OF A SERVICE PROVIDED IN THE SCHOOL YEAR BEGINNING IN  SEPTEM-
BER, TWO THOUSAND NINE AND ENDING IN JUNE TWO THOUSAND TEN.
  S 2. This act shall take effect September 1, 2012.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13465-07-2

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