S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8397
I N S E N A T E
May 4, 2018
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Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend chapter 670 of the laws of 2007 amending the education
law relating to directing the commissioner of education to promulgate
regulations limiting the engines of school vehicles to remain idling
while parked or standing on school grounds, in relation to the effec-
tiveness thereof
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 2 of chapter 670 of the laws of 2007 amending the
education law relating to directing the commissioner of education to
promulgate regulations limiting the engines of school vehicles to remain
idling while parked or standing on school grounds, as amended by chapter
74 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed
repealed [June 30, 2019] UPON A FINDING BY THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
THAT EITHER ALL SCHOOL BUSES AND VEHICLES OWNED OR LEASED BY SCHOOL
DISTRICTS NO LONGER RUN ON FOSSIL FUELS OR ALL SUCH BUSSES AND VEHICLES
RUN ON ELECTRICITY OR OTHER ALTERNATIVE FUELS WITH ZERO EMISSIONS;
PROVIDED THAT THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION SHALL NOTIFY THE LEGISLATIVE
BILL DRAFTING COMMISSION UPON THE OCCURRENCE OF SUCH FINDING IN ORDER
THAT THE COMMISSIONER MAY MAINTAIN AN ACCURATE AND TIMELY EFFECTIVE DATA
BASE OF THE OFFICIAL TEXT OF THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN FURTH-
ERANCE OF EFFECTUATING THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 44 OF THE LEGISLATIVE
LAW AND SECTION 70-B OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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