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NY A05073
Bill
Status
2/12/2025
Primary Sponsor
Kwani O'Pharrow
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AI Summary
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Amends Education Law section 305 to allow school district transportation contracts to include mid-contract cost adjustments when necessary to comply with New York's statewide transition to zero-emission buses under section 3638
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Requires contractors seeking cost adjustments to demonstrate that their operational costs have increased by at least an equivalent amount to the proposed contract amendment
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Creates an exception to the existing rule that contract amendments must cause no additional cost to the state, locality, or school district, specifically for zero-emission bus compliance
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Maintains existing requirements that the Commissioner must approve amendments and cannot approve changes that circumvent competitive bidding or fail to maintain pupil transportation safety
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Takes effect immediately but will expire and be repealed along with the underlying paragraph d of subdivision 14 of section 305
Legislative Description
Provides that contract cost adjustments in the middle of contract terms for school districts transportation contracts shall be at no additional cost to the state, locality or school district unless such amendment is necessary to comply with the statewide transition to zero-emission buses and provided that it has been established by the contractor that there has been at least an equivalent increase in the amount of such contractor's cost of operation.
Last Action
referred to education
1/7/2026