City of Philadelphia - File #: 010174

• File #: 010174
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 3/15/2001
• In control: CITY COUNCIL
• Final action: 3/15/2001
• Title: Calling upon the School District of Philadelphia Board of Education to establish a student transportation cost policy to address the current financial needs of the student population in Philadelphia.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Goode, Council President Verna, Council President Verna, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Nutter, Councilmember Nutter, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember Ortiz, Councilmember Ortiz, Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember Krajewski, Councilmember Krajewski, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Mariano, Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember Rizzo, Councilmember Rizzo, Councilmember O'Neill
• Indexes: SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA, SCHOOL TOKENS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
3/15/2001	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED
3/15/2001	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED
3/15/2001	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
3/15/2001	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
3/15/2001	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass
3/15/2001	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title
Calling upon the School District of Philadelphia Board of Education to establish a student transportation cost policy to address the current financial needs of the student population in Philadelphia.
Body
WHEREAS, The School District of Philadelphia is projected to purchase approximately $15.4 million in tokens and transfers from the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) during the current school year; and

WHEREAS, The School District currently provides free tokens and free transfers to approximately 10,575 public school students, including middle and high school students attending a desegregation school and travelling more than one mile from home, and special education students when public transportation is noted on their Individualized Education Plan; and

WHEREAS, The School District pays SEPTA $1.15 per token for a budgeted cost of $4.5 million for Fiscal Year 2001 and 40 cents per transfer for a budgeted cost of $830,000; and

WHEREAS, Total payments to SEPTA for free tokens and transfers for public school students $5.3 million of which 67 percent is reimbursed by the Commonwealth, resulting in a net cost to the School District of $1.75 million; and

WHEREAS, The School District currently provides subsidized token and free transfers to 12,984 public school students; and

WHEREAS, The School District pays SEPTA $1.15 per token with 90 cents paid for by students and 25 cents paid for by the School District, for a budgeted cost of $1.2 million for Fiscal Year 2001 and 40 cents per transfer for a budgeted cost of $1 million; and

WHEREAS, Total payments to SEPTA for subsidized tokens and free transfers for public school students are $2.2 million of which 67 percent is reimbursed by the Commonwealth, resulting in a net cost to the School District of $720,000; and

WHEREAS, The net cost to the School District for providing free and reduced tokens for public school tokens is currently budgeted to be close to $2.5 milli...