Bill Text: NY S05131 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Directs the metropolitan transportation authority to provide 1/2 fare express bus service to elementary and secondary school students attending school outside of the borough in which they live.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION [S05131 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S05131-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5131
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                     May 10, 2013
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- 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 authorize students, attending
         elementary or secondary schools outside of the borough in  which  they
         reside, to pay a fare for express bus service at one-half regular rate
         therefor
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 1266 of the public authorities law  is  amended  by
    2  adding a new subdivision 16-a to read as follows:
    3    16-A.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE AUTHORITY SHALL
    4  ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT A  HALF  FARE  RATE  PROGRAM,  FOR  EXPRESS  BUS
    5  SERVICE OPERATED BY THE AUTHORITY, FOR STUDENTS WHO ATTEND AN ELEMENTARY
    6  OR SECONDARY SCHOOL OUTSIDE OF THE BOROUGH IN WHICH THE STUDENT RESIDES,
    7  WHEN SUCH STUDENT HOLDS AN AUTHORITY BUS PASS OR METROCARD ISSUED BY THE
    8  CITY  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. PROVIDED THAT SUCH HALF
    9  FARE RATE SHALL ONLY BE GRANTED TO A STUDENT WHILE HE OR SHE IS  TRAVEL-
   10  ING TO OR FROM HIS OR HER SCHOOL.
   11    S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
   12  have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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