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Students urge New Haven schools to share details on free 30-day bus passes from House Bill 5523
Summary
Student leaders from New Haven Climate Movement and Hartford testified during public comment that House Bill 5523 provided $175,000 to New Haven for 30-day bus passes; they requested a meeting with the district transportation director for transparency on distribution and asked about bus-fleet electrification.
Student leaders from New Haven Climate Movement and a Hartford participant asked the New Haven Board of Education on July 28 to meet with the district transportation director and to provide details about distribution and evaluation of free 30-day bus passes funded by state legislation.
The nut graf: House Bill 5523 appropriated $350,000 total — split $175,000 each for Hartford and New Haven — to purchase youth bus passes; students said Hartford used its allocation to provide unlimited 30-day CT Transit passes to 506 students and urged the district to explain how New Haven used its funds and tracked results.
Nancy Han, a rising…
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