Assembly Actions -
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Jun 15, 2010 |
held for consideration in corporations, authorities and commissions |
Mar 01, 2010 |
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Assembly Bill A10057
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
GIBSON
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Karim Camara
Felix Ortiz
Jeffrey Dinowitz
Hakeem Jeffries
multi-Sponsors
Inez Barron
Michael DenDekker
Richard Gottfried
Carl Heastie
2009-A10057 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A10057 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A10057 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to directing the metropolitan transportation authority to establish and implement a no fare program for children attending public school in the city district of the city of New York PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The general purpose is to insure that a no fare program for the transportation of primary and secondary school- aged children attending school in the city of New York is established and implemented. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one of the bill amends section 1266 of the public authorities law by adding a new subdivision 19. The new subdivision requires the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to establish and implement a no fare program to provide free fare access to public transportation for primary and secondary school-aged children attending school in the city district of the City of New York, This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day. JUSTIFICATION: The Metropolitan Transportation Authority currently oper- ates a student Metrocard program that provides free fare cards to more than a half-million New York City school children who use mass transit to travel to and from school everyday. In December 2009 the board of directors of the MTA decided to phase out this essential transportation program and, beginning in the fall of 2010, all school children to be
2009-A10057 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10057 I N A S S E M B L Y March 1, 2010 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GIBSON -- 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 and implement a no fare program for children attending public school in the city district of the city of New York THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 1266 of the public authorities law is amended by adding a new subdivision 19 to read as follows: 19. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW OR THE TERMS OF ANY CONTRACT, THE AUTHORITY, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY, THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD AND THE METRO-NORTH COMMUTER RAIL- ROAD COMPANY, SHALL ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT A NO FARE PROGRAM FOR TRANS- PORTATION ON NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY SYSTEMS, THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD AND THE METRO-NORTH COMMUTER RAILROAD COMPANY FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN ATTENDING SCHOOL IN THE CITY DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law, provided, however, that any rules and regu- lations necessary for the timely implementation of this act on its effective date shall be promulgated on or before such date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD16083-01-0
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