STATE OF NEW YORK
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10397--A
IN ASSEMBLY
May 25, 2012
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Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Education -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing the trans-
portation of pre-kindergarten students
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 3635 of the education law is
2 amended by adding a new paragraph g to read as follows:
3 g. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the
4 trustees or board of education of any school district may, in its
5 discretion, provide transportation for students attending a universal
6 pre-kindergarten program in addition to transportation funded by such
7 program or transportation for students attending another district spon-
8 sored or district-run pre-kindergarten program, within mileage limits
9 established by the school district; if provided such transportation
10 shall be offered equally to all children in like circumstances residing
11 in the district. The cost of providing such transportation shall be a
12 charge upon the district and for purposes of subdivision seven of
13 section thirty-six hundred two of this chapter, such pupils shall be
14 considered non allowable pupils and the costs of their transportation
15 shall not be aidable.
16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14317-04-2
