NY State Senate Bill 2015-S2069

Senate Bill S2069

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to providing state aid for transportation of students to and from extracurricular activities

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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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Jan 06, 2016	referred to education
Jan 21, 2015	referred to education

2015-S2069 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §3622-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: S2448
2013-2014: S2740
2017-2018: S448
2019-2020: S975

2015-S2069 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that fifty percent of the cost of transportation of students to and from extracurricular activities shall be included in regular aidable transportation; provides that a school district shall only receive fifty percent of the cost of such transportation.

2015-S2069 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S2069

TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the education law, in relation to expenses for
transportation of students to and from extracurricular activities

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

The purpose of this legislation is to provide state aid for
transportation of students to and from extracurricular activities.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Subdivision 6 and 7 of section 3622-a of the education law,
subdivisions 6 as amended and subdivision 7 as added by chapter 422 of
the laws of 2004, are amended and a new subdivision 8 is added.

JUSTIFICATION:

This legislation would allow for state reimbursement to school
districts for the transportation of pupils to and from school
sponsored extracurricular activities, provided however that a school
district shall only receive fifty percent of the cost of such
transportation.

Under current law, school districts must pay the total cost of
extracurricular transportation. This expense has a negative impact on
all schools but for large rural schools in particular, which must
travel far and frequently to compete in after school athletic trips
and excursions. Existing law has no provision granting state aid for
the transportation of students to and from extracurricular activities.
This bill addresses this by amending the education law to provide
expenses for transportation of students to and from extracurricular
activities.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2013,2014:  S.2740-A Referred to Education
2011,2012:  S.2448 Referred to Education
2009,2010:  A.2251 Referred to Education
2007,2008:  A.2580/S.3000 Referred to Education
2005,2006:  A.651 Referred to Education
2003,2004:  A.4340 Referred to Education

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

The fiscal implications are currently undetermined.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to school years
beginning on and after July 1, 2016.

2015-S2069 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2069

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 21, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  YOUNG  -- 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 expenses for transpor-
  tation of students to and from extracurricular activities

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

  Section  1.  Subdivisions  6  and 7 of section 3622-a of the education
law, subdivision 6 as amended by section 47 of part A of chapter  58  of
the  laws  of 2011 and subdivision 7 as added by chapter 422 of the laws
of 2004, are amended and a  new  subdivision  8  is  added  to  read  as
follows:
  6.  Transportation  of  pupils  to  and  from  approved  summer school
programs operated by a school district in the two thousand--two thousand
one school year and thereafter, provided, however,  that  if  the  total
statewide   apportionment   attributable   to  allowable  transportation
expenses incurred pursuant to  this  subdivision  exceeds  five  million
dollars  ($5,000,000),  individual  school district allocations shall be
prorated to ensure that the apportionment for such summer transportation
does not exceed five million dollars ($5,000,000),  provided  that  such
prorated  apportionment  computed and payable as of September one of the
school year immediately following the school year for which such aid  is
claimed shall be deemed final and not subject to change; [and]
  7.  Transportation  provided  pursuant  to  section thirty-six hundred
thirty-five-b of this article[.]; AND
  8. TRANSPORTATION OF PUPILS TO AND FROM SCHOOL SPONSORED  EXTRACURRIC-
ULAR  ACTIVITIES,  PROVIDED  HOWEVER  THAT  A SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL ONLY
RECEIVE FIFTY PERCENT OF THE COST OF SUCH TRANSPORTATION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to  school
years beginning on and after July 1, 2016.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06030-01-5

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