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SENATE BILL 862
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By: Senator McCray
Introduced and read first time: February 7, 2022
Assigned to: Budget and Taxation
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Baltimore City – Maryland Transit Administration – Transit Services for Public 2
School Students 3
FOR the purpose of requiring the Maryland Transit Administration to provide certain 4
services to certain students of the Baltimore City Public School System; prohibiting 5
the Maryland Transit Administration from seeking certain fees or reimbursement; 6
and generally relating to the Maryland Transit Administration and free ridership 7
for Baltimore City Public School System students. 8
BY adding to 9
Article – Transportation 10
Section 7–710 11
Annotated Code of Maryland 12
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 13
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 14
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 15
Article – Transportation 16
7–710. 17
(A) THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL PROVIDE RIDERSHIP ON TRANSIT 18
VEHICLES TO ANY ELIG IBLE STUDENT OF A PU BLIC SCHOOL OF BALTIMORE CITY. 19
(B) THE SERVICES PROVIDED UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION 20
SHALL BE PROVIDED ON LY: 21
(1) BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 5 A.M. AND 8 P.M.; AND 22
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(2) FOR SCHOOL –RELATED OR EDUCATION AL EXTRACURRICULAR 1
ACTIVITIES ON AND OF F CAMPUS. 2
(C) THE ADMINISTRATION MAY NO T COLLECT FEES OR RE IMBURSEMENT 3
FOR SERVICES PROVIDE D UNDER THIS SECTION . 4
(D) THE ADMINISTRATION, IN CONJUNCTION WITH BALTIMORE CITY 5
PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SHALL ADOPT REGULATI ONS THAT ESTABLISH T HE ELIGIBILITY 6
CRITERIA FOR STUDENT S RECEIVING A STUDEN T SMART CARD FOR THE USE OF 7
SERVICES PROVIDED UN DER THIS SECTION . 8
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED , That this Act shall take effect July 9
1, 2022. It shall remain effective for a period of 5 years and, at the end of June 30, 2027, 10
this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and 11
of no further force and effect. 12