NY State Senate Bill 2023-S1417

Senate Bill S1417

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Directs the metropolitan transportation authority to establish a student fare program for trains and buses

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 03, 2024	referred to transportation
Jan 11, 2023	referred to transportation

2023-S1417 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A3228
Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:: Ren §1266-l to be §1266-m, add §1266-n, Pub Auth L

2023-S1417 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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.

2023-S1417 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S1417

SPONSOR: GOUNARDES
 
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 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:

New bill

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

TBD

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act would take effect on the first of July next succeeding the date
on which it shall have become a law.

2023-S1417 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1417
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 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:
 
   Section  1.  Section 1266-l of the public authorities law, as added by
 chapter 668 of the laws of 2022, is renumbered 1266-m and a new  section
 1266-n to read as follows:
   § 1266-N. STUDENT FARE PROGRAM. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF
 LAW  TO  THE  CONTRARY,  THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL  ESTABLISH A STUDENT FARE
 PROGRAM. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL PROVIDE EACH STUDENT  IN  A  CITY  HAVING  A
 POPULATION  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,  WITH  A FARE REDUCTION EQUAL TO THE STANDARD PAY-PER-
 RIDE FARE FOR THREE FARES BETWEEN 5:00 A.M. AND 10:00 P.M. EACH  WEEKDAY
 FOR  ANY  AND  ALL TRAIN AND/OR BUS TRAVEL, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
 STANDARD BUS SERVICE AND EXPRESS BUS SERVICE. ANY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE
 STANDARD PAY-PER-RIDE FARE AND THE REQUIRED FARE FOR SUCH SERVICE  SHALL
 BE PAID BY SUCH STUDENT.
   §  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.
                                                            LBD02193-01-3

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