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Assembly Bill A6935

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires transporters, school districts, and counties to establish a rider verification system for certain special transportation passengers

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2013-A6935 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4513
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง3623-b, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S1880

2013-A6935 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires transporters, school districts, and counties to establish a rider verification system for certain special transportation passengers.

2013-A6935 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6935

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 25, 2013
                               ___________

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

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education law, in relation to requiring a rider
  verification system to be established for certain special  transporta-
  tion passengers

  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 3623-b
to read as follows:
  S 3623-B. RIDER VERIFICATION OF CERTAIN SPECIAL TRANSPORTATION PASSEN-
GERS. EVERY TRANSPORTER, SCHOOL DISTRICT AND COUNTY  THAT  TRANSPORTS  A
SPECIAL  TRANSPORTATION  PASSENGER  THAT IS A MEDICAID OR STATE ELIGIBLE
REIMBURSABLE PASSENGER SHALL  PROVIDE  A  PAPERLESS  RIDER  VERIFICATION
SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING STUDENT ATTENDANCE ON EACH SCHOOL BUS, THAT MINI-
MIZES  INACCURACIES  IN  MEDICAID  AND  STATE  DOCUMENTATION.   THE RIDE
VERIFICATION METHOD AND APPURTENANCES SHALL BE PROVIDED IN A MANNER THAT
DOES NOT REQUIRE A PASSENGER TO  AID  IN  THE  VERIFICATION  PROCESS  BY
CARRYING AN IDENTIFICATION TAG, CARD, OR OTHER ITEMS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10162-01-3

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