Transportation and Busing

That BCCPAC advocate that the Ministry of Education provide transportation funding that reflects the true costs of providing transportation to ensure that children have access to public education. As such, that BCCPAC convey to the Minister of Education that: a) the solution to a shortfall in transportation funding is not user fees; b) transportation funding needs to be increased to reflect true costs within a consistent framework; c) transportation funding needs to be allocated in ways that fairly reflect differences in circumstances between school districts; and d) the Minister should deliver the promised transportation funding review by no later than October 15, 2009, with implementation for the 2010/2011 budget year.