A 3024: 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.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3024 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY January 23, 2025 ___________ 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. LBD03111-01-5