S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5497
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
March 6, 2023
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Introduced by Sen. JACKSON -- 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 universal pre-kinder-
garten school bus transportation
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph g of subdivision 1 of section 3635 of the educa-
tion law, as added by chapter 244 of the laws of 2012, is amended to
read as follows:
g. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the
trustees or board of education of any school district may, in its
discretion, provide transportation for students attending a universal
pre-kindergarten program in addition to transportation funded by such
program or transportation for students attending another district spon-
sored or district-run pre-kindergarten program, within mileage limits
established by the school district; if provided such transportation
shall be offered equally to all children in like circumstances residing
in the district. The cost of providing such transportation shall be a
charge upon the district [and]; PROVIDED THAT for purposes of subdivi-
sion seven of section thirty-six hundred two of this [chapter] ARTICLE,
such pupils shall be considered [non] allowable pupils and the costs of
their transportation shall [not] be aidable.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to the
2025--2026 school year and all school years commencing thereafter.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03493-01-3