Assembly Actions -
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Feb 26, 2015 |
referred to education |
Senate Bill S4040
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2015-S4040 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง3037, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S70
2011-2012: S1619
2013-2014: S661
2015-S4040 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4040 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to enabl- ing elementary and secondary school teachers to use public transporta- tion to ride to and from school at no charge PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To allow elementary and secondary school teachers to ride public transportation to and from school at no charge. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one amends the education law by adding a new section 3036. This section allows elementary and secondary school teachers to ride public transportation free of charge on one round-trip to and from school on any workday. The bill also provides that each school district shall provide suitable identification to enable teachers to use the benefits provided under this bill. EFFECTS OF PRESENT LAW WHICH THIS BILL WOULD ALTER: Currently, all riders must pay subway or bus fares. Failure to pay constitutes theft of services as defined in the penal law section 165.15(3). JUSTIFICATION: Teachers in New York state currently must travel to and from school each weekday during the school year. Those who travel by means of public transportation are not eligible for fare reductions or
2015-S4040 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4040 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 26, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SAMPSON -- 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 enabling elementary and secondary school teachers to use public transportation to ride to and from school at no charge THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 3037 to read as follows: S 3037. PROVISION FOR TEACHER USE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM SCHOOL AT NO CHARGE. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS AND SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS SHALL BE ENTI- TLED TO THE USE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION WITHOUT CHARGE FOR NO MORE THAN ONE ROUND-TRIP DAILY ON ANY WORKDAY FROM THEIR RESIDENCES TO THE SCHOOLS IN WHICH THEY ARE EMPLOYED AND FROM SUCH SCHOOLS TO THEIR RESIDENCES. EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL PROVIDE A SUITABLE IDENTIFICATION CARD TO EACH OF SUCH OF ITS TEACHERS IN ORDER FOR THE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM UTILIZED TO BE ABLE TO DETERMINE SUCH TEACHERS' ENTITLEMENT TO THIS BENEFIT. S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of the calendar month next succeeding the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09143-01-5
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