Bill > A00450

This bill eliminates the existing requirement that a school board must demonstrate cost savings when entering into a "piggyback contract" for student transportation with another school district. A piggyback contract allows a school district to use an existing transportation contract from another district with a private transportation contractor. The bill modifies the current law by removing the language that mandates proving cost savings, instead only requiring that the board find the contract cost is "appropriate." The bill also slightly modifies the definition of a piggyback contract, clarifying that it involves transportation for one school district to locations outside its resident district, and another school district providing transportation to the same or nearby locations through a private contractor's contract. The changes aim to provide school districts with more flexibility in arranging transportation contracts by removing the strict cost-savings requirement. The bill will take effect on the first of July following its passage into law.

Education

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A450