Assembly Bill A1840

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the city school district of Syracuse

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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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2019-A1840 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4005
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3635, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9547
2017-2018: A510, S5003
2021-2022: A1328

2019-A1840 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to transportation services for children residing in the city school district of the city of Syracuse.

2019-A1840 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1840
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. MAGNARELLI, HUNTER -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education  law,  in  relation  to  the  city  school
   district of the city of Syracuse
 
   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 DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF SYRACUSE, PURSUANT TO ADOPTION OF  A
 RESOLUTION  BY  THE  BOARD  OF EDUCATION SETTING FORTH A PLAN, MAY ENTER
 INTO A PILOT PROGRAM NOT TO EXCEED FIVE SCHOOL YEARS  BEGINNING  IN  THE
 TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN--TWO THOUSAND TWENTY SCHOOL YEAR TO PROVIDE TRANS-
 PORTATION  SERVICES  FOR CHILDREN RESIDING WITHIN THE DISTRICT ATTENDING
 KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE FIVE WHO LIVE  ONE  MILE  OR  MORE  FROM  THE
 SCHOOL  THEY  LEGALLY ATTEND. SUCH TRANSPORTATION 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, PROVIDED, HOWEVER THAT THE BOARD OF
 EDUCATION OF THE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT  MAY  APPROVE  TRANSPORTATION  FOR
 CHILDREN WHO LIVE WITHIN ONE MILE FROM THE SCHOOL THEY LEGALLY ATTEND IF
 SUCH  TRANSPORTATION IS NECESSARY DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. TRANSPORTATION
 PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE OFFERED EQUALLY TO ALL  CHILDREN  IN
 LIKE CIRCUMSTANCES RESIDING IN THE DISTRICT.  FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPUT-
 ING  APPROVED  TRANSPORTATION  EXPENSES FOR TRANSPORTATION AID, EXPENSES
 FOR  TRANSPORTATION  PROVIDED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  PARAGRAPH  SHALL   BE
 INCLUDED.  THE  CITY  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  OF  THE CITY OF SYRACUSE   SHALL
 PROVIDE A REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR,  THE  SPEAKER  OF  THE  ASSEMBLY,  THE
 TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE COMMISSIONER ON THE RESULTS OF
 THE  FIRST FOUR YEARS OF THE PILOT PROGRAM, INCLUDING THE COST AND BENE-
 FIT ANALYSIS OF  INCREASED  OR  DECREASED  COSTS  FOR  THE  CITY  SCHOOL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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