Bill > A03024

This bill requires the metropolitan transportation authority (MTA) to create a student fare program specifically for students living in cities with over one million residents (effectively New York City). The program mandates that students in kindergarten through 12th grade who live at least a half-mile from their school will receive a fare reduction equivalent to the standard pay-per-ride fare for three train or bus trips each weekday between 5:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. This reduction applies to both standard and express bus services, with students responsible for paying any remaining balance beyond the standard fare reduction. The bill is designed to help students with transportation costs and will take effect on the first day of July following its passage, with preliminary rule-making allowed to begin immediately upon becoming law.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A3024