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Prioritizing student groups for free MetroCards
0:51:44
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Council Member Eric Dinowitz asks CUNY representatives about how they would prioritize student groups for free MetroCards if they couldn't provide them to all students. CUNY officials outline their potential approach to prioritization.
- 65% of CUNY's undergraduate population receives Pell Grants, indicating financial need
- CUNY would prioritize students with the greatest financial need based on income levels
- Target groups would include adult students and freshman students
- The approach aims to help those who need it most while working within budget constraints
Eric Dinowitz
0:51:44
So can you talk more about some of the targeted student groups that receive this support?
0:51:52
So for example, let's let's just talk about the metro cards.
0:51:56
Let's talk about $323,000,000 for every single student for a full fare MetroCard.
0:52:02
If you said, alright, we we can't do 323,000,000, but we really wanna target this particular group, what student populations would you choose for free MetroCard if you could not offer to all students?
0:52:25
That's the right word.
0:52:25
Prioritize.
Reine Sarmiento
0:52:22
If we had to are you looking something?
0:52:32
of our student population at the undergrad level receive PEL.
0:52:37
So these are students who are at an income level that warrants the full grants.
0:52:45
If we had to prioritize them excluding the ones in already special populations that would be what we would target.
0:52:56
So that would be adult students, freshman students Mhmm.
0:53:01
But would target the ones who need it the most income wise.
Peter Dachille Jr.
0:52:26
65%