Committee of the Whole / Comité plénier

2009 Budget Motion/Motion du budget 2009

Dept./Service :

Page :

Branch/Direction:

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Operating/Fonctionnement

Capital/Immobilisation

Increase/Augmentation: $110k

Decrease/Réduction:

Moved by/

Motion de: Councillor Cullen

Seconded by/

Appuyée par: Councillor Bloess

RE: Age Cap for Student Bus Pass

WHEREAS City Council has previously recognized the income restrictions most post-secondary students face by establishing a Student Bus Pass at a discounted rate;

WHEREAS OC Transpo provides a Student Bus Pass (2008 regular monthly price: $62.65, express monthly price: $$73.40) for approximately 60,000 full-time registered students at post-secondary institutions, with no age restrictions;

WHEREAS the OC Transpo budget contemplates capping the age eligibility for the Student Bus Pass at age 24;

WHEREAS a student graduates from high school at 18 (kindergarten starts at age 5, then 12 grades afterwards), and the normal progression through university is 4 years for a Batchelor degree, 2 years for a Master's degree and 4 years for a Doctorate, leading to graduation normally at age 28;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council approve an age cap of 28 for the Student Bus Pass (i.e. the Student Bus Pass is eligible for registered full-time students age 27 and younger), effective for the 2009-2010 academic year, for a revenue increase of $110,000 for 2009 ($220,000 annual thereafter).