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                                   5486
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 19, 2021
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 Introduced by M. of A. WILLIAMS -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public authorities law, in relation to providing a
   reduced fare on  the  metropolitan  transportation  authority  transit
   system

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1266 of the public authorities law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 19 to read as follows:
   19.  (A)  THE AUTHORITY, IN COOPERATION WITH THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT
 AUTHORITY, THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD AND THE METRO-NORTH COMMUTER  RAIL-
 ROAD  COMPANY,  SHALL ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT A REDUCED FARE PROGRAM FOR
 TRANSPORTATION ON NEW YORK CITY  TRANSIT  AUTHORITY  SYSTEMS,  THE  LONG
 ISLAND  RAIL  ROAD  AND  THE  METRO-NORTH  COMMUTER RAILROAD COMPANY FOR
 STUDENTS OF A COLLEGE OR VOCATIONAL INSTITUTION THAT  IS  LOCATED  IN  A
 CITY  WITH  A  POPULATION  OF ONE MILLION OR MORE PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THE
 AUTHORITY SHALL NOT PAY ANY COSTS OR EXPENSES  RELATED  TO  THE  REDUCED
 FARE  PROGRAM  FROM ITS OPERATING OR CAPITAL BUDGETS AND MAY ONLY IMPLE-
 MENT THE REDUCED FARE PROGRAM WITH FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO IT BY THE STATE
 OF NEW YORK FOR SUCH PURPOSE.
   (B) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING WORDS AND TERMS  SHALL
 HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS UNLESS THE CONTEXT SHALL INDICATE ANOTHER OR
 DIFFERENT MEANING OR INTENT:
   (I)  "STUDENT"  SHALL  MEAN  A  PERSON WHO IS ENROLLED AT A COLLEGE OR
 VOCATIONAL INSTITUTION;
   (II) "REDUCED FARE" SHALL MEAN A  MINIMUM  OF  A  TWENTY-FIVE  PERCENT
 DISCOUNT ON THE VALUE OF A SINGLE OR MONTHLY RIDE FARE;
   (III) "COLLEGE" SHALL MEAN ANY INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION, RECOG-
 NIZED  AND  APPROVED  BY  THE  BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE
 STATE OF NEW YORK, WHICH PROVIDES A  COURSE  OF  STUDY  LEADING  TO  THE
 GRANTING OF A POST-SECONDARY DEGREE OR DIPLOMA; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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   (IV)  "VOCATIONAL INSTITUTION" SHALL MEAN A BUSINESS, TRADE, TECHNICAL
 OR OTHER OCCUPATIONAL SCHOOL APPROVED AS SUCH BY THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF
 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR ACCREDITED  BY  A  NATIONALLY
 RECOGNIZED  ACCREDITING  AGENCY  OR  ASSOCIATION ACCEPTED AS SUCH BY THE
 REGENTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.