Senate Bill S4513A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes and directs the commissioner of education 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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2015-S4513 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3428
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A11140, A6631, A4585
2011-2012: S4366, A2626
2013-2014: S2460, A870
2017-2018: S2637, A5396
2019-2020: S397, A4008
2021-2022: S4504, A9197
2023-2024: S3074, A2274

2015-S4513 - Summary

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

2015-S4513 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4513 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4513

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 25, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- 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  authorizing  and
  directing  the  commissioner  of  education  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 53 to read as follows:
  53.  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.
                                                           LBD00861-01-5

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2015-S4513A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3428
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §305, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A11140, A6631, A4585
2011-2012: S4366, A2626
2013-2014: S2460, A870
2017-2018: S2637, A5396
2019-2020: S397, A4008
2021-2022: S4504, A9197
2023-2024: S3074, A2274

2015-S4513A (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2015-S4513A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4513A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 4513--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 25, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. LANZA, LARKIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when  printed  to be committed to the Committee on Education -- recom-
  mitted to the Committee on Education in accordance with Senate Rule 6,
  sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education  law,  in relation to authorizing and
  directing the commissioner of  education  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 55 to read as follows:
  55. 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.
                                                           LBD00861-02-6

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