Directs the metropolitan transportation authority to establish a student fare program for trains and buses which discounts three train and/or bus fares each weekday equal to the standard pay-per-ride fare.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A3024
SPONSOR: Carroll R TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to directing the
metropolitan transportation authority to establish a student fare
program for trains and buses
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To extend the current student metrocard program to apply to express bus
service.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 adds a new section 1266-1 to the public authorities law to
establish a student metrocard program in New York City for students
kindergarten through twelfth grade who live more than a half mile or
more from the school they attend and applies to express bus service.
Section 2 establishes the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
Currently, the MTA in conjunction with the New York City Department of
Education runs a metrocard program for New York City students providing
three free fares a day on subways and buses on school days for students
living more than one half mile from the school they attend. However,
students currently cannot use their student metrocard for express bus
service. It has been estimated that approximately 2,600 students use
express bus service. This legislation would create parity among students
by requiring that the free fares can be applied to express bus service
but students would still be required to pay for the difference in cost
between express bus service and a standard fare (currently express bus
service costs $6.75 per trip while the standard fare is $2.75 per trip).
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
A.3228/S.1417
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
TED
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act would take effect on the July first following it becoming law.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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3024
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 23, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. R. CARROLL, EPSTEIN, BERGER, PHEFFER AMATO --
read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities
and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to directing the
metropolitan transportation authority to establish a student fare
program for trains and buses
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new
2 section 1266-n to read as follows:
3 § 1266-n. Student fare program. Notwithstanding any other provision of
4 law to the contrary, the authority shall establish a student fare
5 program. Such program shall provide each student in a city having a
6 population of one million or more, who attends kindergarten through
7 twelfth grade and who resides a half mile or more from the school such
8 student attends, with a fare reduction equal to the standard pay-per-
9 ride fare for three fares between 5:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. each weekday
10 for any and all train and/or bus travel, including but not limited to
11 standard bus service and express bus service. Any difference between the
12 standard pay-per-ride fare and the required fare for such service shall
13 be paid by such student.
14 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
15 the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the
16 addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
17 for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized
18 to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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