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.
Republican bill would allow New York school districts to opt out of zero-emission bus mandate
By CAROLYN JAMES [email protected] Assemblymen Keith Brown and Michael Durso, both Republicans, are co-sponsoring a bill that would allow local school districts to opt out of a new state law mandating the transition to electric school buses.
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.
New bill would allow school districts to opt out of zero-emission school bus mandate
Lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow school districts to opt out of NY's zero-emission school bus mandate, citing concerns over costs and timeline
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
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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 ...
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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 ...
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.