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A 1770: Establishes a discount fare rate of no less than 25% for full-time undergraduate students attending an accredited college who utilize the New York city transit system, including railroad, subway and/or omnibus services.
What A 1770 does, verified January 10, 2026
The proposed law aims to establish a discount fare rate program for full-time undergraduate students attending an accredited college. The program would provide a discount fare rate, no less than 25% of the regular fare, for students during all hours the authority provides services. This program would not be limited to off-peak hours or any other designated hours, and the chairman would establish necessary rules and regulations to implement the program. The program would take effect on the first day of the next year after the law becomes effective.
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Last action: referred to corporations, authorities and commissions (2026-01-07)Alert me
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
| Jan. 14, 2025 | referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 14, 2025 · 299 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1770 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 14, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. COLTON, RIVERA, WALKER, COOK, MILLER, OTIS, McDO- NOUGH, EPSTEIN, CRUZ, SAYEGH, HYNDMAN, REYES, SEAWRIGHT, DeSTEFANO, BENDETT, MAHER, FORREST -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. K. BROWN, SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to rates of fare on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 1266 of the public authorities law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 20 to read as follows: 3 20. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the authority and any 4 of its subsidiary corporations shall establish and implement a discount 5 fare rate program, such discount to be no less than twenty-five percent 6 of the regular fare, for full-time undergraduate students attending an 7 accredited college. The discount fare rate program established and 8 implemented pursuant to this subdivision shall be in operation during 9 all hours in which such authority provides railroad, subway and/or omni- 10 bus services, and such program shall not be limited in operation to 11 off-peak hours or to any other hours designated by the authority or its 12 subsidiary corporations. The chairman shall establish and implement all 13 rules and regulations necessary to effectuate this subdivision. 14 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed- 15 ing the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04785-01-5
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