Scholar Transport Policy presentation to Transport Portfolio Committee

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INTRODUCTION

• Scholar Transport Policy presentation to
  Transport Portfolio Committee
• By DOT Transport Policy and Economic Regulation
  Branch
• 12 September 2007

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

• Background
• Current status of scholar transport
• Policy Principles
• Policy statements
• The role of the Portfolio Committee in the
  project
• Cost implications
• Way forward and deadlines

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BACKGROUND

• DOT Strategic Plan 2006-7 2007-8 gave impetus
  for development of policy
• Consultants appointed to assist in developing
  policy
• Task teams formed DOT internal National (all
  9 provincial transport depts)
• Workshop to introduce policy process to key
  stakeholders held in June 2007
• Strategic meetings with DOE took place and still
  ongoing
• 1st 2nd Draft policy documents developed

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CURRENT STATUS OF SCHOLAR TRANSPORT

• The vast majority (76 or about 11.4 million) of
  scholars walk to school
• Car travel and taxis are most frequently used
• Door to door travel is 30 minutes or less
• Public transport provides only 13 of all school
  trips
• Usage of public transport for schooling purposes
  differs from province to province
• Gauteng has the highest usage of public transport
  and Limpopo the lowest

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CONTI

• Highest proportion of public transport is made by
  taxi and is expensive R200 per month
• The cheapest mode is the train and consession
  ticket costs less than R100
• Unroadworthy scholar transportation vehicles
• Unlicensed scholar transportation drivers and
  illegal operators

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POLICY PRINCIPLES

• One overarching national scholar transport policy
  
• Provision of scholar transport to all scholars
• Provision of scholar transport to the nearest
  school from home
• All modes of transport be accessible to all
  scholars

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CONTI

• Procurement of scholar transport to take
  cognisance of empowerment opportunities
• Safe and secure scholar transport
• Affordable and accessible scholar transport

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POLICY STATEMENTS

• INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS AND GOVERNANCE
  
• Development of National Policy
• Planning and co-ordination of Scholar Transport
• Regulation of Scholar transport
• Communication and advocacy
• Funding
• Identification of scholar transport beneficiaries
• Contracting of services and tendering
• Law enforcement and ensuring road safety

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POLICY STATEMENTS

• MANAGEMENT PLANNING SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES
• Participation and involvement of relevant
  stakeholders in planning and management
  structures
• DOT and provincial transport departments role in
  managing implementation

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POLICY STATEMENTS

• INTEGRATION ISSUES
• Land use and transport integration
• Inter-modal integration
• ECONOMIC REGULATION
• Operating licenses
• Service design for contract services
• Procurement of scholar transport service
  providers
• Service types

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POLICY STATEMENTS

• QUALITY REGULATION
• Safety standards
• Service standards
• EMPOWERMENT AND OPERATOR DEVELOPMENT
• Programmes for BBBEE and SMME opportunities

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POLICY STATEMENTS

• FUNDING
• LAW ENFORCEMENT

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THE ROLE OF THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE

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• Inform the DOT of the policy direction
• Provide strategic directive that will curb
  hindrance to approval by Cabinet
• Allow for consultation with Branch on continuous
  basis
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COST IMPLICATIONS

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• Project funded by DOT
• Current funding is fragmented and done through
  provincial fiscas
• Provinces to receive conditional grants from DOT
  to facilitate implementation of new policy
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WAY FORWARD DEADLINES

• 2ND consultative workshop with key stakeholders
  to take place end September 2007
• Finalisation of draft policy and submit to DOT
• EXCO by October
• Cabinet Memo to be drafted in consultation with
  DOE
• Draft policy to reach Cabinet by December 2007

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• THANK YOU