Senate Bill S2404A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to school district shared transportation services

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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-S2404 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3602, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7376
2019-2020: S6211
2021-2022: S2235

2017-S2404 - Summary

Relates to school district shared transportation services.

2017-S2404 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2404 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2404
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- 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 school district shared
   transportation  services;  and  providing  for  the  repeal  of   such
   provisions upon expiration thereof

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section  3602  of  the  education  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph f to read as follows:
   F.  IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER APPORTIONMENT UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION, FOR
 THE TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN--TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN SCHOOL YEAR AND THERE-
 AFTER, A SCHOOL DISTRICT OTHER THAN A CITY SCHOOL  DISTRICT  IN  A  CITY
 HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE INHABITANTS SHALL BE ELIGIBLE
 FOR  AN  INCENTIVE  APPORTIONMENT  FOR  PROVIDING  SHARED TRANSPORTATION
 SERVICES TO ONE OR MORE OTHER PUBLIC SCHOOL  DISTRICTS.  THE  AMOUNT  OF
 SUCH APPORTIONMENT UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE EQUAL TO THE PRODUCT OF
 (I)  THE  AMOUNT OF REVENUE RECEIVED FROM ANOTHER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
 FOR PROVIDING SHARED TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO ONE OR MORE OTHER PUBLIC
 SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND (II) TEN PERCENT. FOR THE  PURPOSE  OF  THIS  PARA-
 GRAPH,  THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO APPROVE ANY
 CONTRACT FOR SHARED TRANSPORTATION SERVICES BETWEEN ONE OR  MORE  PUBLIC
 SCHOOL  DISTRICTS  PURSUANT TO SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE OF
 THIS ARTICLE AND PROVIDED A SCHOOL DISTRICT CLAIMING AN INCENTIVE APPOR-
 TIONMENT UNDER SUCH CONTRACT SHALL DEMONSTRATE COST SAVINGS  IN  ACCORD-
 ANCE  WITH  GUIDELINES  ESTABLISHED  BY  THE  COMMISSIONER. IF THE TOTAL
 STATEWIDE APPORTIONMENT  UNDER  THIS  PARAGRAPH  EXCEEDS  THREE  MILLION
 DOLLARS  ($3,000,000),  INDIVIDUAL  SCHOOL DISTRICT ALLOCATIONS SHALL BE
 PRORATED TO ENSURE THAT THE APPORTIONMENT FOR SUCH SHARED TRANSPORTATION
 INCENTIVE AID  DOES  NOT  EXCEED  THREE  MILLION  DOLLARS  ($3,000,000),
 PROVIDED  THAT  SUCH  PRORATED  APPORTIONMENT COMPUTED AND PAYABLE AS OF
 SEPTEMBER ONE OF THE SCHOOL YEAR IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE  SCHOOL  YEAR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2017-S2404A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3602, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7376
2019-2020: S6211
2021-2022: S2235

2017-S2404A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to school district shared transportation services.

2017-S2404A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2404A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2404--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education  --  recom-
   mitted 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 school district shared
   transportation  services;  and  providing  for  the  repeal  of   such
   provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section  3602  of  the  education  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph f to read as follows:
   F.  IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER APPORTIONMENT UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION, FOR
 THE TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN--TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN SCHOOL YEAR AND  THERE-
 AFTER,  A  PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT OTHER THAN A CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN A
 CITY HAVING A  POPULATION  OF  ONE  MILLION  OR  MORE  INHABITANTS  THAT
 RECEIVES REVENUE FROM ANOTHER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT OR BOARD OF COOPER-
 ATIVE  EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR ELIGIBLE SHARED TRANSPORTATION SERVICES,
 SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO OFFSET A PORTION  OF  SUCH  REVENUE  RECEIVED  THAT
 REDUCES  TOTAL EXPENSES ALLOWABLE FOR AN APPORTIONMENT UNDER THIS SUBDI-
 VISION.  THE AMOUNT OF SUCH OFFSET UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL  BE  EQUAL
 TO THE PRODUCT OF (I) THE AMOUNT OF REVENUE RECEIVED FROM ANOTHER PUBLIC
 SCHOOL DISTRICT OR BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR PROVID-
 ING  ELIGIBLE  SHARED  TRANSPORTATION  SERVICES  AND  (II) THE PROVIDING
 SCHOOL DISTRICT'S TRANSPORTATION AID RATIO UNDER THIS  SUBDIVISION.  FOR
 THE  PURPOSE  OF THIS PARAGRAPH, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO
 ISSUE GUIDANCE ON TOPICS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IDENTIFICATION
 OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES ELIGIBLE FOR SHARING  AMONG  PARTICIPANTS,  A
 METHODOLOGY  FOR  CALCULATING  THE  COST  OF  SUCH SHARED TRANSPORTATION
 SERVICES AMONG PARTICIPANTS, AND A REPORTING MECHANISM BY  WHICH  SCHOOL
 DISTRICTS  WILL BE REQUIRED TO DEMONSTRATE TO THE COMMISSIONER THAT SUCH
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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