Assembly Bill A3435

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires school bus transportation contracts to include a provision holding school bus contractors harmless for certain school bus safety improvements

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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-A3435 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §3625-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A1779

2011-A3435 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires school bus transportation contracts to include a provision holding school bus companies harmless for certain school bus safety improvements mandated during the course of the contract or contract renewal.

2011-A3435 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3435

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 25, 2011
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to expenses incurred  for
  school bus safety improvements

  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 3625-a
to read as follows:
  S 3625-A. SCHOOL BUS SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS.  ANY  CONTRACT  OR  CONTRACT
RENEWAL FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF SCHOOL CHILDREN AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO
SECTION  THIRTY-SIX  HUNDRED  TWENTY-FIVE  OF  THIS PART SHALL INCLUDE A
PROVISION WHEREBY THE CONTRACTOR PROVIDING PUPIL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
SHALL BE HELD HARMLESS FOR EXPENSES INCURRED BY SUCH  CONTRACTOR  DURING
THE COURSE OF THE CONTRACT OR CONTRACT RENEWAL AS A RESULT OF SCHOOL BUS
SAFETY  IMPROVEMENTS MANDATED BY LAW, RULE OR REGULATION AND NOT REASON-
ABLY FORESEEN AT THE TIME THE  CONTRACT  WAS  EXECUTED.  THE  DEPARTMENT
SHALL  BE  RESPONSIBLE  FOR  SUCH ADDITIONAL EXPENSES. THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION SHALL ESTABLISH A PROCEDURE TO REVIEW THE  REASONABLENESS
AND  LEGITIMACY  OF CLAIMS MADE BY THE CONTRACTOR PROVIDING PUPIL TRANS-
PORTATION SERVICES TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR SUCH ADDITIONAL EXPENSES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July  next  succeeding
the  date  on  which  it  shall have become a law and shall apply to any
contract executed on or after such date.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02742-01-1

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