Connecticut SB 304: AN ACT CONCERNING TRANSPORTATION SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO STUDENTS AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

Bill Text

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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 304
February Session, 2020 LCO No. 1793

Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND
EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT

Introduced by:
(HED)

AN ACT CONCERNING TRANSPORTATION SERVICES PROVIDED
BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO STUDENTS AT
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. Section 13b-34 of the general statutes is amended by adding 1
subsection (l) as follows (Effective from passage): 2
(NEW) (l) The commissioner may contract with any institution of 3
higher education in the state to provide transportation services to 4
students enrolled at such institution. At a minimum, such contract shall 5
specify (1) the effective dates of the transportation passes provided to 6
such institution from the department to be issued to every student for 7
any semester or academic year, (2) the terms of use of a transportation 8
pass by each student, (3) the specific transportation services on which 9
students may use a transportation pass, (4) the terms of payment to the 10
department by the institution for the provision of such transportation 11
services, and (5) any other terms or conditions deemed necessary by the 12
commissioner to carry out the provisions of this subsection. For the 13
purpose of this subsection, "transportation pass" means a ticket, pass or 14

Raised Bill No. 304

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other documentation that shows compliance by the passenger with 15
transportation fare payment requirements. 16
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 from passage 13b-34

Statement of Purpose:
To allow the Commissioner of Transportation to contract with
institutions of higher education to provide transportation services to
students at such institutions.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]