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NY A11021
Bill
Status
9/16/2020
Primary Sponsor
Michael Cusick
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AI Summary
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Expands school transportation requirements to include students in grades kindergarten through six who reside in areas containing at least 300 students within a one-mile radius, covering transportation up to 15 miles regardless of borough or county lines.
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Applies only to students who resided in the borough of their school during the 2015-2016 school year but no longer reside there, and to their siblings.
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Allows school districts to either provide direct transportation or reimburse licensed transportation carriers for the cost of such transportation.
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Limits reimbursement costs for cities with a population of one million or more to the maximum amount allowed under existing education law section 3627.
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Legislative Description
Requires certain public and nonpublic schools to provide transportation or reimburse costs incurred for such transportation for certain students residing in an area containing at least three hundred students within a one-mile radius.
Last Action
referred to education
9/16/2020