Shift procurement to zero-emission school buses
- Date Due:
- 07/01/2027
- Responsible Entity:
- NYS
- Action:
- Shift procurement to zero-emission school buses
- Summary:
- All school districts must only purchase or lease zero-emission school buses.
- Status:
- PENDING: NYSERDA established the NY School Bus Incentive Program (NYSBIP) to accelerate the deployment of zero-emission school buses in the medium- and heavy-duty vehicle weight classes throughout New York State. Governor Hochul announced the New York State Electric School Bus Roadmap and The Electric School Bus Guidebook on Sept. 15, 2023.
- Statute:
- Education Law Section 3638
Statutory Language:
2. (a) No later than July first, two thousand twenty-seven, every school district shall:
(i) only purchase or lease zero-emission school buses when purchasing or leasing new buses;
(ii) include requirements in any procurement for school transportation services that any contractors providing transportation services for the school district must only purchase or lease zero-emission school buses when purchasing or leasing new school buses; and
(iii) include requirements in any procurement for the manufacturing or retrofitting of a zero-emission school bus and charging or fueling infrastructure that the components and parts used or supplied in the performance of the contract or any subcontract thereto shall be produced or made in whole or substantial part in the United States, its territories or possessions and that final assembly of the zero-emission school bus and charging or fueling infrastructure shall occur in the United States, its territories or possessions.