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A03509 Summary:

BILL NOA03509 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORRajkumar

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §1266, Pub Auth L

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Directs the MTA to establish a reduced fare program in the metropolitan transportation authority for veterans who are students.

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BILL NOA03509 

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01/28/2025referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

01/07/2026referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3509

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 28, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. RAJKUMAR -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to a reduced
 fare program in the metropolitan transportation authority for veterans
 who are students

 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 20 to read as follows:
 3 20. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or the terms of any
 4 contract, the authority in consultation with the New York city transit
 5 authority, the Long Island rail road and the Metro-North commuter rail-
 6 road company shall establish and implement a half fare rate program for
 7 transportation on New York city transit authority systems for veterans
 8 who are full-time or part-time undergraduate, graduate or vocational
 9 students attending an accredited college or university or vocational
 10 institution. For purposes of this subdivision: (a) "veteran" shall mean
 11 a member of the armed forces of the United States who served and was
 12 honorably discharged or released under conditions other than dishonor-
 13 able from such service, and presents an authorized veteran identifica-
 14 tion card, and who is a resident of the state of New York at the time of
 15 application for the program; and (b) "vocational institution" shall mean
 16 a business, trade, technical or other occupational school approved as
 17 such by the board of regents of the university of the state of New York
 18 or accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or
 19 association accepted as such by the regents of the state of New York.
 20 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07419-01-5

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