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Assembly Bill A8244A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to directing the chancellor of the New York city school district to establish a student fare program

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2021-A8244 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2590-h, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A3723

2021-A8244 - Summary

Directs the chancellor of the New York city school district to establish, in consultation with the metropolitan transportation authority, a student fare program to provide three free fares each weekday to New York city students who live a half mile or more from the school they attend.

2021-A8244 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8244
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              August 25, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. EPSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee 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

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public authorities law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 1266-l to read as follows:
   § 1266-L. STUDENT FARE PROGRAM. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF
 LAW  TO  THE  CONTRARY,  THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL  ESTABLISH A STUDENT FARE
 PROGRAM. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL PROVIDE THREE FREE FARES BETWEEN  5:00  A.M.
 AND  10:00  P.M. EACH WEEKDAY FOR EVERY STUDENT IN A CITY HAVING A POPU-
 LATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE WHO ATTENDS KINDERGARTEN  THROUGH  TWELFTH
 GRADE  AND  WHO RESIDES A HALF MILE OR MORE FROM THE SCHOOL SUCH STUDENT
 ATTENDS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July  next  succeeding
 the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the
 addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
 for the implementation of this act on its effective date are  authorized
 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.
                                                            LBD11992-01-1

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2021-A8244A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2590-h, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A3723

2021-A8244A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the chancellor of the New York city school district to establish, in consultation with the metropolitan transportation authority, a student fare program to provide three free fares each weekday to New York city students who live a half mile or more from the school they attend.

2021-A8244A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8244--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              August 25, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. EPSTEIN, SEAWRIGHT, SAYEGH, SIMON, GOTTFRIED,
   FERNANDEZ, REYES, DICKENS, MAMDANI,  J. RIVERA,  AUBRY,  GIBBS,  CRUZ,
   JACKSON,  GONZALEZ-ROJAS -- read once and referred to the Committee on
   Corporations,  Authorities  and  Commissions  --  recommitted  to  the
   Committee  on  Corporations, Authorities and Commissions in accordance
   with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to directing the chancel-
   lor  of  the New York city school district to establish a student fare
   program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 2590-h of the education law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 57 to read as follows:
    57. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO  THE  CONTRARY,  TO
 ESTABLISH, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORI-
 TY,  A STUDENT FARE PROGRAM. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL PROVIDE THREE FREE FARES
 BETWEEN 5:00 A.M. AND 10:00 P.M. EACH WEEKDAY FOR EVERY STUDENT  IN  THE
 CITY  SCHOOL DISTRICT WHO ATTENDS KINDERGARTEN THROUGH TWELFTH GRADE AND
 WHO RESIDES A HALF MILE OR MORE FROM THE SCHOOL SUCH STUDENT ATTENDS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July  next  succeeding
 the  date  on  which it shall have become a law; provided, however, that
 the amendments to section 2590-h of the education law  made  by  section
 one  of  this  act  shall  not affect the expiration of such section and
 shall be deemed repealed therewith.   Effective immediately,  the  addi-
 tion,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for
 the implementation of this act on its effective date are  authorized  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.
                                                            LBD11992-02-2

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