ยง 2559-a. Transportation. The municipality in which an eligible child
resides shall, beginning with the first day of service, provide either
directly, by contract, or through reimbursement at a mileage rate
authorized by the municipality for the use of a private vehicle or for
other reasonable transportation costs, for suitable transportation
pursuant to section twenty-five hundred forty-five of this title. All
contracts for transportation of such children shall be provided pursuant
to the procedures set forth in section two hundred thirty-six of the
family court act, using the date on which the child's IFSP is
implemented, in lieu of the date the court order was issued; provided,
however, that the city of New York shall provide such transportation in
accordance with the provisions of chapter one hundred thirty of the laws
of nineteen hundred ninety-two, if applicable.
Structure New York Laws
Article 25 - Maternal and Child Health
Title 2-A - Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers With Disabilities and Their Families
2540 - Establishment of Early Intervention Program.
2542 - Comprehensive Child Find System and Public Awareness Program.
2544 - Screening and Evaluations.
2545 - Individualized Family Services Plans ("Ifsp").
2547-A - Day Care Support Services.
2550 - Responsibilities of Lead Agency.
2551 - Coordinated Standards and Procedures.
2552 - Responsibility of Municipality.
2553 - Early Intervention Coordinating Council.
2554 - Local Early Intervention Coordinating Councils.
2557 - Financial Responsibility and Reimbursement.
2558 - Responsibility for Certain Temporary-Resident Infants and Toddlers With Disabilities.