NY Educ L § 3622-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws EDN - Education Title 5 - Taxation and Financial Administration Article 73 - Apportionment of Public Moneys Part 2 - Aidable Transportation Expense 3622-A - Aidable Regular Transportation.

§  3622-a.  Aidable  regular  transportation.  For  the computation of   transportation aid pursuant to the requirements of subdivision seven  of   section  thirty-six  hundred  two of this article and this part, aidable   regular transportation shall include the following,  provided  that  the   school  district  shall  have  voted  to furnish such transportation, as   provided by law, or that the commissioner shall have directed that  such   transportation  be  furnished;  and provided further that transportation   aid  shall  not  be  paid  in  a  case  where  the  provision  made  for   transportation is inadequate and is disapproved by the commissioner:1.  Transportation  of pupils to and from school once daily, provided,   however, in no case shall there be any  deduction  made  in  determining   aidable  regular transportation on the basis of bus mileage travelled in   transporting children as part of  a  regional  or  joint  transportation   system;2.   For  school  districts  that  do  not  maintain  a  high  school,   transportation for its pupils who have completed the work of  the  sixth   grade and are receiving instruction in another district;3.   Out-of-district  transportation  designed  to  relieve  temporary   overcrowding, subject to the approval of the commissioner;4. Out-of-district transportation  to  nonpublic  elementary  or  high   schools;5. Transportation of pupils during the school day to and from programs   at  a  board  of cooperative educational services or to or from approved   shared programs at other school districts, which programs may lead to  a   diploma  or  a  high  school  equivalency  diploma  or to or from career   education programs operated within the district;6. Transportation  of  pupils  to  and  from  approved  summer  school   programs operated by a school district in the two thousand--two thousand   one  school  year  and  thereafter, provided, however, that if the total   statewide  apportionment  attributable   to   allowable   transportation   expenses  incurred  pursuant  to  this  subdivision exceeds five million   dollars ($5,000,000), individual school district  allocations  shall  be   prorated to ensure that the apportionment for such summer transportation   does  not  exceed  five million dollars ($5,000,000), provided that such   prorated apportionment computed and payable as of September one  of  the   school  year immediately following the school year for which such aid is   claimed shall be deemed final and not subject to change;7. Transportation provided  pursuant  to  section  thirty-six  hundred   thirty-five-b of this article;8.  Notwithstanding  any inconsistent provision of law, transportation   provided in the two thousand nineteen--two thousand twenty  school  year   during the state disaster emergency declared pursuant to executive order   202  of  2020, provided that transportation was provided during the time   period of school building closures ordered pursuant to  executive  order   202 of 2020. Such aidable transportation shall include transportation of   meals,   educational   materials   and   supplies   to   students,   and   transportation to provide students with internet access; and9. Notwithstanding any inconsistent  provision  of  law,  expenditures   made  for  transportation  during  the  period  between  the issuance of   executive order 202.4 on March sixteenth, two thousand  twenty  and  the   issuance  of executive order 202.28 on May seventh, two thousand twenty,   without regard to whether such transportation was provided.