Assembly Bill A3024

2025-2026 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 Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2025-A3024 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1266-n, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A3228

2025-A3024 (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.

2025-A3024 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3024
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             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:
 
   Section  1.  The  public  authorities  law  is amended by adding 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.
                                                            LBD03111-01-5

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