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Assembly Bill A3428A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes and directs the commissioner of education to develop guidelines for transportation of students on field trips

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2015-A3428 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4513
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A11140, A6631, A4585
2011-2012: A2626, S4366
2013-2014: A870, S2460
2017-2018: A5396, S2637
2019-2020: A4008, S397
2021-2022: A9197, S4504
2023-2024: A2274, S3074
2025-2026: A1735, S3709

2015-A3428 - Summary

Authorizes and directs the commissioner of education to develop guidelines for transportation of students on field trips.

2015-A3428 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3428

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 22, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law,  in relation to authorizing and
  directing the commissioner of  education  to  develop  guidelines  for
  transportation of students on field trips

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

  Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 53 to read as follows:
  53. THE COMMISSIONER IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO DEVELOP  GUIDELINES
FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PUPILS ATTENDING SCHOOL IN THE BOROUGHS OF THE
BRONX,  BROOKLYN, MANHATTAN, QUEENS AND STATEN ISLAND TO THE LOCATION OF
FIELD TRIPS DURING AND OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL HOURS ON SCHOOL BUSES OWNED  OR
LEASED  BY  SCHOOL  DISTRICTS LOCATED IN SUCH BOROUGHS.  NOTWITHSTANDING
ANY PROVISION TO THE CONTRARY, SUCH TRANSPORTATION SHALL BE PROVIDED  TO
LOCATIONS  WITHIN TWENTY MILES OUTSIDE OF THE BOUNDARIES OF THE BOROUGHS
OF THE BRONX, BROOKLYN, MANHATTAN, QUEENS AND STATEN ISLAND AND  TO  ANY
LOCATION WITHIN THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS LOCATED.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00861-01-5

2015-A3428A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4513
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A11140, A6631, A4585
2011-2012: A2626, S4366
2013-2014: A870, S2460
2017-2018: A5396, S2637
2019-2020: A4008, S397
2021-2022: A9197, S4504
2023-2024: A2274, S3074
2025-2026: A1735, S3709

2015-A3428A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes and directs the commissioner of education to develop guidelines for transportation of students on field trips.

2015-A3428A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 3428--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 22, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- 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

AN ACT to amend the  education  law,  in  relation  to  authorizing  and
  directing  the  commissioner  of  education  to develop guidelines for
  transportation of students on field trips

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

  Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 55 to read as follows:
  55.  THE COMMISSIONER IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO DEVELOP GUIDELINES
FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PUPILS ATTENDING SCHOOL IN THE BOROUGHS OF THE
BRONX, BROOKLYN, MANHATTAN, QUEENS AND STATEN ISLAND TO THE LOCATION  OF
FIELD  TRIPS DURING AND OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL HOURS ON SCHOOL BUSES OWNED OR
LEASED BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS LOCATED IN SUCH  BOROUGHS.    NOTWITHSTANDING
ANY  PROVISION TO THE CONTRARY, SUCH TRANSPORTATION SHALL BE PROVIDED TO
LOCATIONS WITHIN TWENTY MILES OUTSIDE OF THE BOUNDARIES OF THE  BOROUGHS
OF  THE  BRONX, BROOKLYN, MANHATTAN, QUEENS AND STATEN ISLAND AND TO ANY
LOCATION WITHIN THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS LOCATED.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00861-03-6

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