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Assembly Bill A2644

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to reserve funds for pupil transportation costs

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2025-A2644 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3651, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A10123

2025-A2644 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that any school district may establish a reserve fund for the payment of unanticipated costs related to pupil transportation in excess of public funds apportioned to districts for such purposes.

2025-A2644 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2644
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 21, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. RA -- read once and referred to the Committee on
   Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in  relation  to  reserve  funds  for
   pupil transportation costs
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 3651 of the education law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subdivision 1-c to read as follows:
   1-C.  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS
 SECTION, ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT  MAY  ESTABLISH  A  RESERVE  FUND  FOR  THE
 PAYMENT OF UNANTICIPATED COSTS RELATED TO PUPIL TRANSPORTATION IN EXCESS
 OF  PUBLIC  FUNDS APPORTIONED TO DISTRICTS FOR SUCH PURPOSES PURSUANT TO
 SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF SECTION  THIRTY-SIX  HUNDRED  TWO  OF  THIS  TITLE,
 PROVIDED THAT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SUCH FUND SHALL REQUIRE APPROVAL FROM
 A  MAJORITY  OF QUALIFIED VOTERS IN THE DISTRICT VOTING ON A PROPOSITION
 THEREFOR SUBMITTED AT A REGULAR OR SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT  MEETING,  OR
 IN  SCHOOL  DISTRICTS  WHICH  DO  NOT HAVE SUCH MEETINGS, AT AN ELECTION
 CALLED FOR SUCH PURPOSE.
   § 2. Subdivisions 3-a and 4 of section  3651  of  the  education  law,
 subdivision 3-a as added by chapter 588 of the laws of 1988 and subdivi-
 sion  4 as added by chapter 782 of the laws of 1948, are amended to read
 as follows:
   3-a. Notwithstanding the  provisions  of  subdivision  three  of  this
 section, any school district which establishes a reserve fund in accord-
 ance  with  subdivision  one-a  OR SUBDIVISION ONE-C of this section may
 make expenditures from such fund for  the  purposes  specified  in  such
 subdivision without authorization of the voters.
   4.  The  voters  may  authorize the transfer of all or any part of any
 reserve fund to any other reserve  fund  established  pursuant  to  this
 section OR ARTICLE TWO OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05884-01-5

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