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S1495 • 2025

Relates to school aid for transportation of children attending a universal pre-kindergarten program; repealer

Relates to school aid for transportation of children attending a universal pre-kindergarten program; repealer

Children Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Patricia Fahy
Last action
2026-05-19
Official status
In Senate Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relates to school aid for transportation of children attending a universal pre-kindergarten program; repealer

Relates to school aid for transportation of children attending a universal pre-kindergarten program; repealer Relates to application of certain school aid funds towards transportation of children attending a universal pre-kindergarten program.

What This Bill Does

  • Relates to school aid for transportation of children attending a universal pre-kindergarten program; repealer Relates to application of certain school aid funds towards transportation of children attending a universal pre-kindergarten program.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-19 Senate

    AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO EDUCATION

  2. 2026-05-19 Senate

    PRINT NUMBER 1495A

  3. 2026-01-07 Senate

    REFERRED TO EDUCATION

  4. 2025-01-10 Senate

    REFERRED TO EDUCATION

Official Summary Text

Relates to school aid for transportation of children attending a universal pre-kindergarten program; repealer
Relates to application of certain school aid funds towards transportation of children attending a universal pre-kindergarten program.

Current Bill Text

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          1495

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                    January 10, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced by Sens. FAHY, SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and
          when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education

        AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to universal pre-kinder-
          garten school bus transportation

          THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
        BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

     1    Section  1. Paragraph g of subdivision 1 of section 3635 of the educa-
     2  tion law, as added by chapter 244 of the laws of  2012,  is  amended  to
     3  read as follows:
     4    g.  Notwithstanding  any  other  provision of law to the contrary, the
     5  trustees or board of education  of  any  school  district  may,  in  its
     6  discretion,  provide  transportation  for students attending a universal
     7  pre-kindergarten program in addition to transportation  funded  by  such
     8  program  or transportation for students attending another district spon-
     9  sored or district-run pre-kindergarten program,  within  mileage  limits
    10  established  by  the  school  district;  if provided such transportation
    11  shall be offered equally to all children in like circumstances  residing
    12  in  the  district.  The cost of providing such transportation shall be a
    13  charge upon the district [and]; PROVIDED THAT for purposes  of  subdivi-
    14  sion  seven of section thirty-six hundred two of this [chapter] ARTICLE,
    15  such pupils shall be considered [non] allowable pupils and the costs  of
    16  their transportation shall [not] be aidable.
    17    §  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall apply to the
    18  2027--2028 school year and all school years commencing thereafter.



         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD03510-01-5