Bill Text: NJ A1163 | 2012-2013 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires New Jersey Transit to offer discount passes to all New Jersey higher education students.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-10 - Introduced, Referred to Assembly Transportation, Public Works and Independent Authorities Committee [A1163 Detail]
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STATE OF NEW JERSEY
215th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2012 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman PAMELA R. LAMPITT
District 6 (Burlington and Camden)
Assemblywoman ANNETTE QUIJANO
District 20 (Union)
SYNOPSIS
Requires New Jersey Transit to offer discount passes to all New Jersey higher education students.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel
An Act requiring the New Jersey Transit Corporation to offer discount tickets to all New Jersey higher education students, supplementing P.L.1979, c.150 (C.27:25-1 et seq.).
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, in the event that the corporation offers a discount rate for a ticket or pass for bus or rail passenger service for certain students attending New Jersey institutions of higher education, the discount rate shall be available to all students attending New Jersey institutions of higher education.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill would require New Jersey Transit to extend its current full-time student monthly pass discount offer to all New Jersey higher education students. Currently, the discount is offered to students of certain participating institutions. The rail and bus service higher education student discount rate is 75% of the price of a regular monthly pass.
