A2988A-2011 Actions

• Jan 4, 2012: referred to education
• Mar 16, 2011: print number 2988a
• Mar 16, 2011: amend (t) and recommit to education
• Jan 21, 2011: referred to education

A2988A-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 2988--A
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  ASSEMBLY
 January 21, 2011
 
 Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK, TITONE, TOBACCO, MALLIOTAKIS -- read once
 and  referred  to  the Committee on Education -- committee discharged,
 bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said
 committee
 AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to requiring school bus
 transportation for students in  cities  having  a  population  of  one
 million or more
 

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 c-1 to read as follows:

 C-1. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, THE DEPARTMENT OF
 EDUCATION OF EVERY CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE SHALL
 PROVIDE  TRANSPORTATION TO ALL CHILDREN RESIDING WITHIN SUCH CITY TO AND
 FROM THE SCHOOL THEY LEGALLY ATTEND, WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUCH TRANSPORTA
 TION. SUCH TRANSPORTATION SHALL BE PROVIDED FOR ALL  CHILDREN  ATTENDING
 GRADES  THREE  THROUGH EIGHT WHO LIVE MORE THAN ONE MILE FROM THE SCHOOL
 THEY LEGALLY ATTEND  AND  FOR  CHILDREN  ATTENDING  GRADES  KINDERGARTEN
 THROUGH  TWO,  AND  SIBLINGS  OF  CHILDREN ATTENDING GRADES KINDERGARTEN
 THROUGH TWO WHO ATTEND GRADES THREE THROUGH FIVE AT THE SAME SCHOOL, WHO
 LIVE MORE THAN ONE HALF MILE FROM THE SCHOOL THEY LEGALLY ATTEND.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04789-05-1

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