Fall 2016
Committee:
Legislative Affairs Committee
Whereas, many California localities experience limited public transportation coverage or insufficient service.
Whereas, high quality public transportation services can help alleviate the lack of transportation options many students from disadvantaged backgrounds and localities face, while working toward their educational goals,
Whereas, improvements to the quality and convenience of public transportation that links colleges campuses to each other and their communities may help alleviate college parking issues, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase overall student success,
Resolved, the Student Senate for California Community Colleges requests the California Legislature to develop and pass a bill that raises the California Diesel Fuel Tax C.A. Rev. & Tax. Code § 60050 (2016) by one cent per gallon and makes the resulting additional funding available to local public transportation agencies for the purpose of promoting high quality and convenient public transportation that links colleges campuses to each other and to their surrounding communities,
Resolved, the Student Senate for California Community Colleges encourages Governor Brown to support legislation that increases the year after year funding available to local public transportation agencies, for the purpose of promoting high quality and convenient public transportation that links colleges campuses to each other and to their surrounding communities.
Whereas, high quality public transportation services can help alleviate the lack of transportation options many students from disadvantaged backgrounds and localities face, while working toward their educational goals,
Whereas, improvements to the quality and convenience of public transportation that links colleges campuses to each other and their communities may help alleviate college parking issues, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase overall student success,
Resolved, the Student Senate for California Community Colleges requests the California Legislature to develop and pass a bill that raises the California Diesel Fuel Tax C.A. Rev. & Tax. Code § 60050 (2016) by one cent per gallon and makes the resulting additional funding available to local public transportation agencies for the purpose of promoting high quality and convenient public transportation that links colleges campuses to each other and to their surrounding communities,
Resolved, the Student Senate for California Community Colleges encourages Governor Brown to support legislation that increases the year after year funding available to local public transportation agencies, for the purpose of promoting high quality and convenient public transportation that links colleges campuses to each other and to their surrounding communities.