Pilot program for free transit service for students, educational staff, and attendees of athletic events established; report required; and money appropriated.

This bill creates a two-year pilot program in Minnesota to offer free public transit to high school and college students, their teachers, and staff, as well as attendees of specific professional and collegiate sports games. The Metropolitan Council would manage the initiative, providing free rides to students and staff who show valid ID cards and to event ticket holders for games involving teams that have signed separate funding agreements with the council. The legislation requires the council to submit a report by March 2026 detailing the program's results and includes a one-time appropriation from the state's general fund to cover the costs.