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Senate Bill S5003

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the city school district of Syracuse

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2017-S5003 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A510
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3635, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9547
2019-2020: S4005, A1840
2021-2022: A1328

2017-S5003 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to transportation services for children residing in the city school district of the city of Syracuse.

2017-S5003 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5003 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5003
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 3, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. VALESKY -- 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  the  city  school
   district of the city of Syracuse
 
   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.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE
 CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF SYRACUSE, PURSUANT TO ADOPTION OF  A
 RESOLUTION  BY  THE  BOARD  OF EDUCATION SETTING FORTH A PLAN, MAY ENTER
 INTO A PILOT PROGRAM NOT TO EXCEED FIVE SCHOOL YEARS  BEGINNING  IN  THE
 TWO  THOUSAND  SEVENTEEN--TWO  THOUSAND  EIGHTEEN SCHOOL YEAR TO PROVIDE
 TRANSPORTATION  SERVICES  FOR  CHILDREN  RESIDING  WITHIN  THE  DISTRICT
 ATTENDING KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE FIVE WHO LIVE ONE MILE OR MORE FROM
 THE  SCHOOL THEY LEGALLY ATTEND. SUCH TRANSPORTATION SHALL BE RESTRICTED
 TO TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM CHILDREN'S HOMES OR BEFORE OR AFTER-SCHOOL
 CHILD CARE LOCATIONS AND, IF OFFERED, SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR EACH STUDENT
 UP TO A DISTANCE OF FIFTEEN MILES, PROVIDED, HOWEVER THAT THE  BOARD  OF
 EDUCATION  OF  THE  CITY  SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY APPROVE TRANSPORTATION FOR
 CHILDREN WHO LIVE WITHIN ONE MILE FROM THE SCHOOL THEY LEGALLY ATTEND IF
 SUCH TRANSPORTATION IS NECESSARY DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS.  TRANSPORTATION
 PURSUANT  TO  THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE OFFERED EQUALLY TO ALL CHILDREN IN
 LIKE CIRCUMSTANCES RESIDING IN THE DISTRICT.  FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPUT-
 ING APPROVED TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES FOR  TRANSPORTATION  AID,  EXPENSES
 FOR   TRANSPORTATION  PROVIDED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  PARAGRAPH  SHALL  BE
 INCLUDED. THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT  OF  THE  CITY  OF  SYRACUSE    SHALL
 PROVIDE  A  REPORT  TO  THE  GOVERNOR,  THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE
 TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE COMMISSIONER ON THE RESULTS OF
 THE FIRST FOUR YEARS OF THE PILOT PROGRAM, INCLUDING THE COST AND  BENE-
 FIT  ANALYSIS  OF  INCREASED  OR DECREASED COSTS FOR THE THE CITY SCHOOL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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