S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6834--A
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 14, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. MAGNARELLI, CLARK, BRONSON, MEEKS, LUNSFORD --
read once and referred to the Committee on Education -- recommitted to
the Committee on Education in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2
-- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to transportation
services for certain school districts
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 3635 of the education law is
amended by adding a new paragraph h to read as follows:
H. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE
CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF THE CITIES OF BUFFALO, ROCHESTER, SYRACUSE AND
YONKERS, PURSUANT TO ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
SETTING FORTH A PLAN, AND APPROVAL OF SUCH PLAN BY THE COMMISSIONER, MAY
PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR CHILDREN RESIDING WITHIN THE
DISTRICT ATTENDING KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE TWELVE WHO LIVE ONE-HALF
MILE OR MORE FROM THE SCHOOL THEY LEGALLY ATTEND IF SUCH TRANSPORTATION
IS DEEMED NECESSARY PURSUANT TO A DETERMINATION BY THE COMMISSIONER DUE
TO SAFETY CONCERNS. SUCH TRANSPORTATION SERVICES SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO
TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM CHILDREN'S HOMES OR BEFORE OR AFTER-SCHOOL
CHILD CARE LOCATIONS AND, IF OFFERED, SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR EACH STUDENT
UP TO A DISTANCE OF FIFTEEN MILES. TRANSPORTATION PURSUANT TO THIS PARA-
GRAPH SHALL BE OFFERED EQUALLY TO ALL CHILDREN IN LIKE CIRCUMSTANCES
RESIDING IN THE DISTRICT. FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPUTING APPROVED TRANS-
PORTATION EXPENSES FOR TRANSPORTATION AID, EXPENSES FOR TRANSPORTATION
PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE INCLUDED AND SUBJECT TO A
ONE HUNDRED PERCENT AID RATIO. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL PROVIDE A
REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE TEMPORARY PRES-
IDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE COMMISSIONER ON THE RESULTS OF THE FIRST
THREE YEARS OF THE PROGRAM, INCLUDING THE COST AND BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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A. 6834--A 2
INCREASED OR DECREASED COSTS FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE STATE, AND
THE IMPACT ON STUDENT ATTENDANCE AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT, ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER FIFTEENTH, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-NINE.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.