Order, order!

Educational Transportation Bill

A Bill to “provide free transport for full time students in public education and encourage the growth of further education in local communities.”

Section 1: Definitions

a) A ‘student’ is any persons currently studying, or planning to study, in public education.

b) ‘public education’ is any school, college or other educational establishment which is publicly funded, including University students who have been a resident of The European Union for more than three years.

c) ’full time’ is where a ‘student’ is attending the educational establishment more than four days a week, between the days of Monday to Friday.

d) ’public transport’ Includes bus or train, at the cheapest class.

Section 2: Free Transport

a) Free public transport will be provided to Students outside of a three mile radius of their public educational establishment.

b) This will be funded by the local authorities.

c) This will apply to all those in full time education. In the case that a student is too young to travel by themselves, the adult will not receive free transport unless they are eligible for free transport under a separate scheme.

Section 3: Costs

a) The costs for this bill vary, due to the different pricing of various public transport providers. The cost is estimated to be £850,000,000, although this will not come from the national budget - instead being paid by the relevant local authority.

Section 4: Short Title, Extent and Commencement

a) This act may be cited as the Educational Transportation Bill

b) Extends to England, Wales, Scotland and the Northern Ireland

c) Shall come into effect from the 1st of September 2016

This bill was submitted and written by /u/KAWUrban as a Private Member's Bill.

This reading shall end on the 20th of May