S7218A-2011 Actions

• Jul 18, 2012: SIGNED CHAP.244
• Jul 6, 2012: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
• Jun 18, 2012: returned to senate
• Jun 18, 2012: passed assembly
• Jun 18, 2012: ordered to third reading rules cal.260
• Jun 18, 2012: substituted for a10397a
• Jun 12, 2012: referred to ways and means
• Jun 12, 2012: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
• Jun 12, 2012: PASSED SENATE
• Jun 11, 2012: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
• Jun 6, 2012: 2ND REPORT CAL.
• Jun 6, 2012: AMENDED 7218A
• Jun 5, 2012: 1ST REPORT CAL.1035
• May 2, 2012: REFERRED TO EDUCATION

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BILL NUMBER:S7218A

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the education law, in relation to transportation of certain
pre-kindergarten students

PURPOSE:
This bill will allow school districts, under certain circumstances, to
optionally provide transportation for prekindergarten students.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1. Amends subdivision 1 of section 3635 of the education law
by adding a new paragraph (g) which provides that the trustees or
board of education of any school district, may, in their discretion,
provide transportation for children attending another district
sponsored or district-run pre-kindergarten program, within mileage
limits established by the school district. The cost of providing
transportation shall be a charge upon the district and shall not be
aidable.

Section 2. Effective date.

JUSTIFICATION:
Transportation issues in rural areas can prohibit access to
pre-kindergarten programs and thus impact the effectiveness of such
programs. This legislation will give local school districts the
choice to provide transportation for such programs.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None to state.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S7218A-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 7218--A
 Cal. No. 1035
 I N  SENATE
 May 2, 2012
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. BONACIC -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the  Committee  on  Education  --  reported
 favorably  from  said  committee,  ordered to first report, amended on
 first report, ordered to a second  report,  and  to  be  reprinted  as
 amended, retaining its place in the order of second report
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education law, in relation to transportation of
 certain pre-kindergarten students
 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 g to read as follows:

 G.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO  THE  CONTRARY,  THE
 TRUSTEES  OR  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION  OF  ANY  SCHOOL DISTRICT MAY, IN ITS
 DISCRETION, PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION FOR STUDENTS  ATTENDING  A  UNIVERSAL
 PRE-KINDERGARTEN  PROGRAM  IN  ADDITION TO TRANSPORTATION FUNDED BY SUCH
 PROGRAM OR TRANSPORTATION FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING ANOTHER DISTRICT  SPON
 SORED  OR  DISTRICT-RUN  PRE-KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM, WITHIN MILEAGE LIMITS
 ESTABLISHED BY THE SCHOOL  DISTRICT;  IF  PROVIDED  SUCH  TRANSPORTATION
 SHALL  BE OFFERED EQUALLY TO ALL CHILDREN IN LIKE CIRCUMSTANCES RESIDING
 IN THE DISTRICT. THE COST OF PROVIDING SUCH TRANSPORTATION  SHALL  BE  A
 CHARGE  UPON  THE  DISTRICT  AND  FOR  PURPOSES  OF SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF
 SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED TWO OF THIS CHAPTER,  SUCH  PUPILS  SHALL  BE
 CONSIDERED  NON  ALLOWABLE  PUPILS AND THE COSTS OF THEIR TRANSPORTATION
 SHALL NOT BE AIDABLE.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15602-03-2

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