S 9609: Exempts any school district located wholly or partially within a ten-mile plume exposure pathway emergency planning zone surrounding a nuclear power facility from the requirements of only purchasing or leasing zero-emission school buses and only operating and maintaining zero-emission school buses.
What S 9609 does, verified April 9, 2026
The bill aims to exempt school districts located within a nuclear emergency planning zone from the zero-emission school bus requirements. This exemption is intended to provide relief to school districts in areas surrounding nuclear power facilities. The exemption does not prohibit districts from voluntarily purchasing or operating zero-emission school buses. The list of qualifying districts will be published and maintained by the commissioner. The bill takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO EDUCATION (2026-03-30)Alert me
Quick answers about S 9609
- What is the current status of S 9609?
- As of April 9, 2026, S 9609 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on March 30, 2026, was "REFERRED TO EDUCATION".
- Did S 9609 pass?
- Not yet. S 9609 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 9609, and where is it now?
- S 9609 was authored by Sen. Chris Ryan. Its committee of record is Senate Education. It is filed under EDN, alongside 312 other New York EDN bills this session.
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| Mar. 30, 2026 | REFERRED TO EDUCATION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 30, 2026 · 230 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9609 IN SENATE March 30, 2026 ___________ Introduced by Sen. C. RYAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to exempting school districts located within a nuclear emergency planning zone from 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 is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 8 to read as follows: 3 8. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the 4 requirements of subdivisions two and three of this section shall not 5 apply to any school district located wholly or partially within a ten- 6 mile plume exposure pathway emergency planning zone surrounding a nucle- 7 ar power facility. 8 (b) Nothing in this subdivision shall prohibit a school district from 9 voluntarily purchasing, leasing, or operating zero-emission school 10 buses. 11 (c) The commissioner shall publish and maintain a list of school 12 districts that qualify for exemption under this subdivision. 13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD15361-01-6
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