New York A 2005: Authorizes school districts to submit an opt-out waiver to the commissioner of education authorizing such districts to opt-out of certain zero-emission school bus requirements

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A02005 Summary:

BILL NOA02005 

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SAME ASSAME AS S03328

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SPONSORSmullen

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COSPNSRMiller, McDonough, Mikulin, Buttenschon, Slater, Brown K, Jensen, Palmesano, Novakhov, Beephan,
 Manktelow, Maher, Durso, Friend, Brabenec, Angelino, Blankenbush, Gray, Hawley, Lemondes,
 DeStefano, Brown E, Simpson, Walsh, Bendett, Gallahan, Bologna, Chludzinski, Sempolinski, Molitor,
 Bailey, Taylor, Giglio, Tague, Norber

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §3638, Ed L

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Authorizes school districts to submit an opt-out waiver to the commissioner of education authorizing such districts to opt-out of certain zero-emission school bus requirements.

Go to top A02005 Actions:

BILL NOA02005 

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01/14/2025referred to education

05/20/2025held for consideration in education

01/07/2026referred to education

Go to topA02005 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:EDUCATION Chair:Benedetto 
DATE:05/20/2025AYE/NAY:19/9 Action: Held for Consideration BenedettoAyeSmithNay

MagnarelliAyeMcDonoughExcused

PaulinAyeMikulinNay

RamosAyeReillyNay

KimAyeBrownNay

OtisAyeChangNay

HyndmanAyePirozzoloNay

BronsonAyeMaherNay

TaylorAyeSempolinskiNay

Bichotte HermelAye

SayeghExcused

ButtenschonNay

ConradAye

JacksonAye

MitaynesAye

SeptimoAye

De Los SantosAye

Pheffer AmatoAye

GibbsAye

ClarkExcused

ZaccaroAye

TorresAye

Go to topA02005 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA02005 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2005

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 14, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. SMULLEN, MILLER, McDONOUGH, MIKULIN, BUTTENSCHON,
 SLATER, K. BROWN, JENSEN, PALMESANO, NOVAKHOV, BEEPHAN, MANKTELOW,
 MAHER, DURSO, FRIEND, BRABENEC, ANGELINO, BLANKENBUSH, GRAY, HAWLEY,
 LEMONDES, DeSTEFANO, E. BROWN, SIMPSON, WALSH, BENDETT -- read once
 and referred to the Committee on Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to authorizing school
 districts to opt-out of zero-emission school bus requirements

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 3638 of the education law, as added by section 1
 2 of subpart A of part B of chapter 56 of the laws of 2022, subdivision 7
 3 as added by section 19 of part A of chapter 56 of the laws of 2023, is
 4 amended to read as follows:
 5 § 3638. Zero-emission school buses. 1. For the purposes of this
 6 section ["zero-emission]:
 7 (a) "Zero-emission school bus" shall mean a school bus that: is
 8 propelled by an electric motor and associated power electronics which
 9 provide acceleration torque to the drive wheels during normal vehicle
 10 operations and draws electricity from a hydrogen fuel cell or battery;
 11 or otherwise operates without direct emission of atmospheric pollutants.
 12 (b) "Opt-out waiver" shall mean a formal instrument prescribed by the
 13 commissioner that a school district may submit once to the commissioner
 14 to secure a permanent exemption from the requirements of this section.
 15 2. (a) No later than July first, two thousand twenty-seven, unless an
 16 opt-out waiver has been submitted, every school district shall:
 17 (i) only purchase or lease zero-emission school buses when purchasing
 18 or leasing new buses;
 19 (ii) include requirements in any procurement for school transportation
 20 services that any contractors providing transportation services for the
 21 school district must only purchase or lease zero-emission school buses
 22 when purchasing or leasing new school buses; and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04567-01-5

 A. 2005 2

 1 (iii) include requirements in any procurement for the manufacturing or
 2 retrofitting of a zero-emission school bus and charging or fueling
 3 infrastructure that the components and parts used or supplied in the
 4 performance of the contract or any subcontract thereto shall be produced
 5 or made in whole or substantial part in the United States, its territo-
 6 ries or possessions and that final assembly of the zero-emission school
 7 bus and charging or fueling infrastructure shall occur in the United
 8 States, its territories or possessions.
 9 (b)