NY State Assembly Bill 2015-A178A

Assembly Bill A178A

2015-2016 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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- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
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- Passed Assembly
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Delivered to Governor
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 25, 2016	reported referred to ways and means
May 05, 2016	print number 178a
May 05, 2016	amend and recommit to education
Jan 06, 2016	referred to education
Jan 07, 2015	referred to education

Bill Amendments

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2015-A178 - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:: Education
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: A6995
2017-2018: A1244
2019-2020: A2307

2015-A178 - Summary

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

2015-A178 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   178

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

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

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, 2016,  may  enter
into  a  transportation  pilot  program  for a period not to exceed five
school years beginning with the 2016-2017 school year to provide  trans-
portation  services for children attending grades kindergarten through 3
in the 2016-2017 school year, and for  children  attending  kindergarten
through  6  in  the  2017-2018 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 2016-2017 school
year, and for children attending kindergarten through 6 in the 2017-2018
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.

                                                           LBD03177-01-5

A. 178                              2

period in an amount not to exceed the 2015-2016 approved  transportation
aid amount pursuant to such subdivision 7.
  c.  In  the event costs for providing transportation for children that
would otherwise be aidable without this pilot program  increase  due  to
enrollment  changes  or  other customary increases in cost as defined in
regulation by the commissioner of education, the city school district of
the city of Rochester may apply to the commissioner of education  for  a
waiver  to  receive  additional  transportation  aid  in  excess  of the
2013-2014  transportation  aid  amount  during  the  pilot  program  for
services that would otherwise be allowable transportation expenses.
  d.  The  city school district of the city of Rochester shall provide a
report to the commissioner of education on the results of the first four
years of the pilot program, including data that describes the costs  and
benefits of the program, by September 30, 2020.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

2015-A178A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:: Education
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: A6995
2017-2018: A1244
2019-2020: A2307

2015-A178A (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2015-A178A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 178--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GANTT -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Education -- recommitted to the Committee on Education  in  accord-
  ance  with  Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee

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, 2017, may enter
into a transportation pilot program for a  period  not  to  exceed  five
school  years beginning with the 2017-2018 school year to provide trans-
portation services for children attending grades kindergarten through  3
in  the  2017-2018  school year, and for children attending kindergarten
through 6 in the 2018-2019 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 2017-2018 school
year, and for children attending kindergarten through 6 in the 2018-2019
school  year  and subsequent years, who live more than one-half mile and

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

                                                           LBD03177-02-6

A. 178--A                           2

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
period  in an amount not to exceed the 2016-2017 approved transportation
aid amount pursuant to such subdivision 7.
  c. In the event costs for providing transportation for  children  that
would  otherwise  be  aidable without this pilot program increase due to
enrollment changes or other customary increases in cost  as  defined  in
regulation by the commissioner of education, the city school district of
the  city  of Rochester may apply to the commissioner of education for a
waiver to  receive  additional  transportation  aid  in  excess  of  the
2016-2017  transportation  aid  amount  during  the  pilot  program  for
services that would otherwise be allowable transportation expenses.
  d. The city school district of the city of Rochester shall  provide  a
report to the commissioner of education on the results of the first four
years  of the pilot program, including data that describes the costs and
benefits of the program, by September 30, 2021.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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