S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7703 I N S E N A T E June 14, 2012 ___________ Introduced by Sen. STOROBIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT in relation to reimbursement of certain transportation expenses of school districts THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law, rule or regulation to 2 the contrary, the commissioner of education shall reimburse school 3 districts for ninety percent of their expenses incurred in providing 4 transportation services pursuant to section forty-four hundred two of 5 the education law. 6 S 2. The commissioner of education shall promulgate any rules or regu- 7 lations that may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. 8 S 3. This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, that 9 school districts shall be eligible for reimbursement provided for in 10 this act for expenses incurred beginning in the 2012-13 school year. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD16266-01-2