Senate Bill S4020A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires school districts to establish a medical hardship waiver policy

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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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2017-S4020 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1364
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3635, & 3602, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7142, A9741
2019-2020: S1670, A4832
2021-2022: S1377, A5755

2017-S4020 - Summary

Requires school districts to establish a medical hardship waiver policy to grant or deny permission to certain students to use established pick-up and drop-off points on established bus routes.

2017-S4020 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4020 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4020
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 1, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BROOKS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education  law,  in  relation  to  requiring  school
   districts  to  establish  a medical hardship waiver policy to grant or
   deny permission to certain students to  use  established  pick-up  and
   drop-off points on established bus routes
 
   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 h to read as follows:
   H.  (I) THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OR TRUSTEES OF EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT AND
 THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF NEW YORK SHALL DEVELOP  A  MEDICAL  HARDSHIP
 WAIVER  POLICY  TO GRANT OR DENY PERMISSION TO CHILDREN ATTENDING GRADES
 KINDERGARTEN THROUGH EIGHT WHO LIVE WITHIN TWO  MILES  FROM  THE  SCHOOL
 WHICH THEY LEGALLY ATTEND AND FOR CHILDREN ATTENDING GRADES NINE THROUGH
 TWELVE  WHO  LIVE  WITHIN THREE MILES FROM THE SCHOOL WHICH THEY LEGALLY
 ATTEND TO USE ALREADY ESTABLISHED  PICK-UP  AND/OR  DROP-OFF  POINTS  ON
 ALREADY ESTABLISHED BUS ROUTES.
   (II)  THE  MEDICAL  HARDSHIP  WAIVER  POLICY  ESTABLISHED  PURSUANT TO
 SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL INCLUDE:
   (1) A FORMAL REQUEST PROCEDURE FOR A PARENT OR GUARDIAN TO  REQUEST  A
 MEDICAL  HARDSHIP WAIVER BASED UPON A SERIOUS MEDICAL CONDITION SUFFERED
 BY THE CHILD, PARENT OR GUARDIAN AND THE RESULTING  HARDSHIP  IN  TRANS-
 PORTING THE CHILD TO AND/OR FROM SCHOOL;
   (2)  A  REQUIREMENT FOR SUBMISSION OF MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION, CERTIFIED
 BY A PHYSICIAN OR OTHER DULY AUTHORIZED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER, OF A DIAG-
 NOSIS OF A SERIOUS MEDICAL CONDITION WITH A DESCRIPTION OF  THE  LIMITA-
 TIONS  RESULTING  FROM  SUCH DIAGNOSIS AND THE APPROXIMATE DURATION THAT
 SUCH LIMITATIONS WILL BE SUFFERED BY THE CHILD, PARENT OR GUARDIAN;
   (3) A REQUIREMENT FOR SUBMISSION OF DOCUMENTATION OF THE NATURE OF THE
 HARDSHIP INCLUDING THE INABILITY OF THE CHILD TO SAFELY TRAVEL TO AND/OR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2017-S4020A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1364
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3635, & 3602, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7142, A9741
2019-2020: S1670, A4832
2021-2022: S1377, A5755

2017-S4020A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires school districts to establish a medical hardship waiver policy to grant or deny permission to certain students to use established pick-up and drop-off points on established bus routes.

2017-S4020A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4020A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4020--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 1, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. BROOKS, AVELLA, HAMILTON -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Educa-
   tion  --  recommitted to the Committee on Education in accordance with
   Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- 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
   districts to establish a medical hardship waiver policy  to  grant  or
   deny  permission  to  certain  students to use established pick-up and
   drop-off points on established bus routes
 
   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 h to read as follows:
   H. (I) THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OR TRUSTEES OF EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT  AND
 THE  CITY  SCHOOL  DISTRICT OF NEW YORK SHALL DEVELOP A MEDICAL HARDSHIP
 WAIVER POLICY TO GRANT OR DENY PERMISSION TO CHILDREN  ATTENDING  GRADES
 KINDERGARTEN  THROUGH  EIGHT  WHO  LIVE WITHIN TWO MILES FROM THE SCHOOL
 WHICH THEY LEGALLY ATTEND AND FOR CHILDREN ATTENDING GRADES NINE THROUGH
 TWELVE WHO LIVE WITHIN THREE MILES FROM THE SCHOOL  WHICH  THEY  LEGALLY
 ATTEND  TO  USE  ALREADY  ESTABLISHED  PICK-UP AND/OR DROP-OFF POINTS ON
 ALREADY ESTABLISHED BUS ROUTES.
   (II) THE  MEDICAL  HARDSHIP  WAIVER  POLICY  ESTABLISHED  PURSUANT  TO
 SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL INCLUDE:
   (1)  A  FORMAL REQUEST PROCEDURE FOR A PARENT OR GUARDIAN TO REQUEST A
 MEDICAL HARDSHIP WAIVER BASED UPON A SERIOUS MEDICAL CONDITION  SUFFERED
 BY  THE  CHILD,  PARENT OR GUARDIAN AND THE RESULTING HARDSHIP IN TRANS-
 PORTING THE CHILD TO AND/OR FROM SCHOOL;
   (2) A REQUIREMENT FOR SUBMISSION OF MEDICAL  DOCUMENTATION,  CERTIFIED
 BY A PHYSICIAN OR OTHER DULY AUTHORIZED HEALTH CARE PROVIDER, OF A DIAG-
 NOSIS  OF  A SERIOUS MEDICAL CONDITION WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE LIMITA-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00508-03-8
              

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