Cost concerns fuel push to amend electric school bus mandate
Republican state lawmakers want to amend a portion of New York’s electric school bus mandate which requires electric bus fleets by 2035. They worry this will be too costly for districts. “If they want to buy them,
Republicans push to make electric school bus mandate optional
Republican lawmakers want an avenue for New York’s school districts to opt out of the zero-emission school bus requirement imposed by state law. Per a provision approved in the executive budget for fiscal year 2023,
Republicans pushing to make New York’s electric school bus mandate optional
New developments in the state legislature could impact the future of electric school buses in New York. Republican lawmakers are advocating for a bill that would allow school districts to opt out of the upcoming electric school bus mandate.
Smullen promotes bill allowing schools to opt-out of electric bus mandate
State Assemblyman Robert Smullen was in Albany Tuesday to promote a bill that would allow some school districts to opt out of a state mandate requiring a shift to electric buses, citing concerns of cost and infrastructure.
Report: New York’s zero-emission school bus mandate to cost $9B
New York's public schools are struggling to afford the rising costs of the state's electric school bus mandate, according to a new report by a fiscal watchdog group. The analysis by the Empire Center for Public Policy estimated that the mandate to convert buses for the state's 370 school districts to e-vehicles would cost
Lawmakers, superintendents show support for opting out of zero-emission school bus mandate
Lawmakers, school superintendents and other supporters were at the NYS Capitol on Tuesday to express their support for legislation in res
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DMV reminding New Yorkers how easy it is to become a bus driver
The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is reminding motorists about efforts designed to remove barriers to ...
School bus and minivan collide on I-787
State Troopers say a minivan rear-ended a small school bus on I-787 Thursday afternoon.The incident happened at about 2:45 PM ...
Long Island town reportedly issues 80K tickets for passing school buses — in districts that never approved ticketing program
New York has barred drivers from driving past buses picking up or dropping off kids for a long time, and a 2019 law let local ...
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79-Year-Old, 9-Year-Old Struck by School Bus in New York
A child and an elderly person were hit by a school bus in Brooklyn, New York, while crossing the street, reported PIX 11 News. The incident reportedly took place on Friday morning at the intersection ...
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New York eases path to school bus driving with extended 'Under-the-Hood' waiver
As the need for school bus drivers across the country, including in New York, persists, the DMV is reminding prospective drivers about efforts designed to remove barriers to becoming a ...
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Sempolinski: EV school bus mandate unworkable for rural districts
Assemblyman Joe Sempolinski said New York’s requirement that school districts adopt electric school buses by 2027 is an ...
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School buses increasingly have cameras to catch illegal passing. Whether they keep students safe depends on who you ask
Video from the school bus showed the bus with its yellow lights on ... One of BusPatrol’s contracts is with Suffolk ...
Town of Hempstead issued 80,000 school bus camera tickets in districts that don't participate in program
More than a quarter of all tickets written in the Town of Hempstead were issued in and around those four districts.