Assembly Bill A870

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Authorizes and directs the commissioner to develop guidelines for transportation of students on field trips

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  • 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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2013-A870 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A11140, A6631, A4585
2011-2012: A2626
2015-2016: A3428
2017-2018: A5396
2019-2020: A4008
2021-2022: A9197
2023-2024: A2274

2013-A870 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes and directs the commissioner of education to develop guidelines for transportation of students on field trips.

2013-A870 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   870

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Education

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law,  in relation to authorizing and
  directing the commissioner to develop guidelines for transportation of
  students on field trips

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 43 to read as follows:
  43.  THE COMMISSIONER IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO DEVELOP GUIDELINES
FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PUPILS ATTENDING SCHOOL IN THE BOROUGHS OF THE
BRONX, BROOKLYN, MANHATTAN, QUEENS AND STATEN ISLAND TO THE LOCATION  OF
FIELD  TRIPS DURING AND OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL HOURS ON SCHOOL BUSES OWNED OR
LEASED BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS LOCATED IN SUCH  BOROUGHS.    NOTWITHSTANDING
ANY  PROVISION TO THE CONTRARY, SUCH TRANSPORTATION SHALL BE PROVIDED TO
LOCATIONS WITHIN TWENTY MILES OUTSIDE OF THE BOUNDARIES OF THE  BOROUGHS
OF  THE  BRONX, BROOKLYN, MANHATTAN, QUEENS AND STATEN ISLAND AND TO ANY
LOCATION WITHIN THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS LOCATED.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02925-01-3

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