Senate Bill S8524

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Authorizes school districts to submit an opt-out waiver to the commissioner of education authorizing such districts to opt-out of certain zero-emission school bus requirements

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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-S8524 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9183
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3638, Ed L

2023-S8524 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes school districts to submit an opt-out waiver to the commissioner of education authorizing such districts to opt-out of certain zero-emission school bus requirements.

2023-S8524 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8524 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8524
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 8, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  GRIFFO -- 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  authorizing  school
   districts to opt-out of zero-emission school bus requirements
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1.  Section 3638 of the education law, as added by  section  1
 of  subpart A of part B of chapter 56 of the laws of 2022, subdivision 7
 as added by section 19 of part A of chapter 56 of the laws of  2023,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   §  3638.  Zero-emission  school  buses.  1.  For  the purposes of this
 section ["zero-emission]:
   (A) "ZERO-EMISSION school bus"  shall  mean  a  school  bus  that:  is
 propelled  by  an  electric motor and associated power electronics which
 provide acceleration torque to the drive wheels  during  normal  vehicle
 operations  and  draws electricity from a hydrogen fuel cell or battery;
 or otherwise operates without direct emission of atmospheric pollutants.
   (B) "OPT-OUT WAIVER" SHALL MEAN A FORMAL INSTRUMENT PRESCRIBED BY  THE
 COMMISSIONER  THAT A SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY SUBMIT ONCE TO THE COMMISSIONER
 TO SECURE A PERMANENT EXEMPTION FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION.
   2. (a) No later than July first, two thousand twenty-seven, UNLESS  AN
 OPT-OUT WAIVER HAS BEEN SUBMITTED, every school district shall:
   (i)  only purchase or lease zero-emission school buses when purchasing
 or leasing new buses;
   (ii) include requirements in any procurement for school transportation
 services that any contractors providing transportation services for  the
 school  district  must only purchase or lease zero-emission school buses
 when purchasing or leasing new school buses; and
   (iii) include requirements in any procurement for the manufacturing or
 retrofitting of a zero-emission  school  bus  and  charging  or  fueling
 infrastructure  that  the  components  and parts used or supplied in the
 performance of the contract or any subcontract thereto shall be produced
 or made in whole or substantial part in the United States, its  territo-
 ries  or possessions and that final assembly of the zero-emission school
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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