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NY S00595
Bill
Status
1/5/2011
Primary Sponsor
Charles Fuschillo
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AI Summary
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Permits school district boards of education to provide bus transportation for distances less than the standard two miles (grades K-8) or three miles (grades 9-12) when a parent or guardian has a physically limiting disability preventing them from accompanying the child to school
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Requires board adoption of a resolution and approval of a time period for such transportation services before providing shorter-distance routes
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Mandates that proof of physical disability be certified by a doctor using a form prescribed by the Department of Education
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Applies only to transportation based on disability determination; does not affect existing transportation requirements under Education Law section 3635-b
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Effective July 1st following enactment into law
Legislative Description
Allows boards of education to provide transportation to and from school for a child for a lesser distance than two miles if the parent or guardian of the child has a physically limiting disability which renders him or her unable to accompany the child to and from school.
Last Action
REFERRED TO EDUCATION
1/5/2011