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Senate Bill S6257

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to contract cost adjustments in the middle of contract terms for school districts transportation contracts

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2025-S6257 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5073
Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S6754, A7122

2025-S6257 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that contract cost adjustments in the middle of contract terms for school districts transportation contracts shall be at no additional cost to the state, locality or school district unless such amendment is necessary to comply with the statewide transition to zero-emission buses and provided that it has been established by the contractor that there has been at least an equivalent increase in the amount of such contractor's cost of operation.

2025-S6257 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S6257 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6257
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 7, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SKOUFIS -- 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 contract cost  adjust-
   ments in the middle of contract terms for school districts transporta-
   tion contracts

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph d of subdivision 14 of section 305 of the  educa-
 tion  law,  as  added  by chapter 552 of the laws of 1995, is amended to
 read as follows:
   d. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs a, b  and  c  of  this
 subdivision,  the  board of education or the trustee of a district and a
 contractor providing pupil transportation services to such district  may
 amend  a  contract for pupil transportation services upon a finding that
 such amendment is necessary to comply with any federal, state  or  local
 law, rule or regulation imposed after the execution of such contract, or
 to  enhance  the  safety  of  pupil transportation, as determined by the
 board or trustee subject to the approval of the commissioner pursuant to
 regulations which shall require demonstrable enhancements in pupil safe-
 ty and/or increased savings consistent with  maintaining  pupil  safety.
 Such  amendment shall cause no additional cost to the state, locality or
 school district  UNLESS SUCH AMENDMENT IS NECESSARY TO COMPLY  WITH  THE
 STATEWIDE  TRANSITION TO ZERO-EMISSION BUSES PURSUANT TO SECTION THIRTY-
 SIX HUNDRED THIRTY-EIGHT OF THIS CHAPTER AND PROVIDED THAT IT  HAS  BEEN
 ESTABLISHED BY THE CONTRACTOR THAT THERE HAS BEEN AT LEAST AN EQUIVALENT
 INCREASE  IN  THE  AMOUNT  OF  SUCH  CONTRACTOR'S COST OF OPERATION. The
 commissioner shall not approve such an  amendment  if  the  commissioner
 finds that it circumvents the competitive bidding requirements contained
 in  paragraph  a of this subdivision, or otherwise violates this section
 or any other provision of law, or fails  to  increase  or  maintain  the
 safety of pupil transportation.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09134-01-5

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