{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-35-243","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 35-243","heading":"Kids Ride Free transit subsidy program.","body":"(a)\nThe Mayor may establish a subsidy program, to be known as Kids Ride Free (\"Kids Ride Free Program\"), under which District elementary and secondary school students shall receive free fares on the Metrorail system, Metrobus system, and public transit systems operated by the District government.\n\n(b)\nTo be eligible for the Kids Ride Free Program, a student shall be:\n(1)\nA resident of the District under 22 years of age; and\n(2)\nEnrolled in one of the following:\n(A)\nA traditional District of Columbia public school or public charter school;\n(B)\nAn alternative, adult, or special education District of Columbia public school or public charter school;\n(C)\nA private school, including a parochial school, in the District;\n(D)\nAn education program operated by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education; or\n(E)\nHomeschooling in the District.\n\n(c)\nThe Mayor may require each student, student's parent or guardian, or student's school to file an application on behalf of the student to participate in the Kids Ride Free Program.\n\n(d)\nThe Mayor may impose a fee for the issuance or replacement of a transit card.\n\n(e)\nThe Mayor may establish standards for eligibility to participate in the Kids Ride Free Program and may impose such other restrictions on eligibility and the use of free fares, including limiting the use of free fares to educational and employment purposes, that the Mayor deems appropriate for the proper operational and fiscal administration of the Kids Ride Free Program.","path":["Title 35. Railroads and Other Carriers.","Chapter 2. Street Railways and Bus Lines.","Subchapter II-A. Student, Foster Youth, Summer Youth Employee, and Adult Learner Transit Subsidies."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/35-243","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"2b52de249e024a53174e2fc808de3c00f2697c5e24700ee2723480369a05ddab","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-35-242","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-35-244"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}