Bill > AB861

This bill establishes the LA Metro Los Angeles Community College GoPass and Student Ambassador Program specifically for the Los Angeles Community College District. The program has two main components: first, providing free transit passes (called GoPass TAP cards) to students, which they can opt into when registering for classes, and second, creating a student ambassador program where students can work with LA Metro to enhance public transit services. The student ambassadors would be responsible for tasks like maintaining safety, assisting passengers, reporting maintenance issues, and promoting transit use, and they would be paid at least $25 per hour. The Los Angeles Community College District must annually enter into a memorandum of understanding with LA Metro to determine cost-sharing for the transit passes and must submit an annual report detailing program participation, ridership, and outcomes. The bill appropriates $2.5 million from the General Fund, with $1 million going to the community college district for the transit pass program and $1.5 million going to LA Metro for the student ambassador program. The legislation aims to improve student access to transportation, provide workforce training opportunities, and enhance transit security, with a specific focus on addressing transportation barriers for community college students in Los Angeles.

Education, Transportation and Infrastructure

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