Authorizes school districts to provide bussing to pre-kindergarten students.

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S7218-2011 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

S7218-2011 Meetings

Education: Jun 5, 2012

S7218-2011 Calendars

Floor Calendar: Jun 6, 2012

S7218-2011 Votes

S7218-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S7218

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 a school district,
if the superintendent indicates that there is no additional cost, may
pick up and drop off children participating in a pre-kindergarten
program taught by certified teachers of such school district at a
district owned and utilized building.

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 so long as it does
not increase costs, the program is taught by certified teachers of
the school district and the program takes place at a school district
owned and utilized building.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None to state.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S7218-2011 Text

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

                                    7218

                              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

  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.  A  PRE-KINDERGARTEN  PROGRAM  WHICH IS HELD AT A BUILDING OWNED OR
  LEASED BY A SCHOOL DISTRICT WHICH OTHERWISE UTILIZES SUCH  BUILDING  FOR
  SCHOOL CLASSES FOR GRADES KINDERGARTEN THROUGH TWELVE OR A PORTION THER-
  EOF  MAY,  IF  THE  SUPERINTENDENT  OR  OTHER OFFICIAL IN CHARGE OF SUCH
  DISTRICT INDICATES THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL COST, PICK  UP  AND  DROP  OFF
  CHILDREN PARTICIPATING IN A PRE-KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM TAUGHT BY CERTIFIED
  TEACHERS  OF  SUCH  SCHOOL  DISTRICT AT SUCH DISTRICT OWNED AND UTILIZED
  BUILDING.
    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD15602-01-2