Assembly Bill A6995A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides that the Rochester city school district may provide transportation to pupils that live more than one-half mile from the school

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  • Delivered to Governor
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2013-A6995 - Details

Law Section:
Education Law
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A178
2017-2018: A1244
2019-2020: A2307

2013-A6995 - Summary

Provides that the Rochester city school district may provide transportation to pupils that live more than one-half mile from the school.

2013-A6995 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6995

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 29, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GANTT -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the transportation  of
  students in the Rochester city school district

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section  3602  of  the  education  law  is
amended by adding a new paragraph f to read as follows:
  F.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY OTHER RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, AND
SPECIFICALLY 8 NYCRR 156.2 (A), THE ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL  DISTRICT  MAY
PROVIDE  TRANSPORTATION  TO  ANY PUPIL WHO LIVES MORE THAN ONE-HALF MILE
FROM THE SCHOOL. SUCH ROUTES SHALL NOT BE  INCLUDED  WITHIN  THE  CALCU-
LATION OF STATE AID FOR TRANSPORTATION PURPOSES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10131-02-3


              

2013-A6995A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Education Law
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A178
2017-2018: A1244
2019-2020: A2307

2013-A6995A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the Rochester city school district may provide transportation to pupils that live more than one-half mile from the school.

2013-A6995A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 6995--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 29, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GANTT -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Education -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted
  as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  in  relation to the transportation of students in the Rochester
  city school district

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. a. Notwithstanding the provision of any law, rule, or regu-
lation  to  the contrary, including subdivision 1 of section 3635 of the
education law, the city school district of the city of  Rochester,  upon
approval  of  a vote by the board of education of a plan which describes
fiscal and educational outcomes and implementation strategy and  notifi-
cation  to  the commissioner of education by February 1, 2014, may enter
into a transportation pilot program for a  period  not  to  exceed  five
school  years beginning with the 2014-2015 school year to provide trans-
portation services for children attending grades kindergarten through  3
in  the  2014-2015  school year, and for children attending kindergarten
through 6 in the 2015-2016 school year and  subsequent  years,  and  who
live more than one-half mile and less than fifteen miles from the school
which  they  legally  attend  provided  such transportation, if offered,
shall be offered equally to all children in like circumstances  residing
in the district.
  b.  For the purposes of computing approved transportation expenses for
transportation aid for transportation provided under this pilot program,
expenses for transportation provided pursuant to this pilot program  for
children attending grades kindergarten through 3 in the 2014-2015 school
year, and for children attending kindergarten through 6 in the 2015-2016
school  year  and subsequent years, who live more than one-half mile and
less than fifteen miles from the school which they legally attend  shall
be  included.  Transportation  expenses  shall be reimbursed pursuant to
subdivision 7 of section 3602 of the education  law  during  such  pilot

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10131-03-3
              

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