Senate Bill S3243

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the expiration and repeal of regulations limiting the engines of school vehicles to remain idling while parked or standing on school grounds

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee


  • 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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2023-S3243 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education
Laws Affected:
Amd §2, Chap 670 of 2007
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S8397
2019-2020: S1695
2021-2022: S3012

2023-S3243 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the expiration and repeal of regulations limiting the engines of school vehicles to remain idling while parked or standing on school grounds.

2023-S3243 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S3243 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3243
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 30, 2023
                                ___________
 
 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
 49 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   § 2. This act shall  take  effect  immediately  and  shall  be  deemed
 repealed [June 30, 2024] UPON A FINDING BY THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION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 BUSES  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.
                                                            LBD07960-01-3



              

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