Government vetoes student free pass bill.
The government of Alagoas vetoed in its entirety a law that created the Student Free Pass because it would not meet all the needs of the beneficiaries; the Executive's intention is to have all municipalities in Alagoas municipalize school transportation.
Alagoas247 - The State government reversed course and vetoed in full, this Wednesday (25), the Bill that established the Student Free Pass Program in Alagoas. The message, with the justifications for the veto, was sent by Governor Renan Filho (PMDB) to the Legislative Assembly (ALE) and is published in today's State Official Gazette.
To justify the veto, the government considered two issues: the municipalization of school transportation in the interior of the state and the adoption of free passes in the capital. Between the period of approval of the project in the Legislative Assembly and the veto, various agents involved in the issue were consulted, such as parents, students, and representative entities. According to the message, it was found that the proposed free pass model would not meet the specific needs of the proposal's recipients.
The idea is to ensure that all municipalities in Alagoas soon have municipalized school transportation. So far, 70% of municipalities have joined this proposal. "The goal is to have 100% agreement in a short period of time," the text says.
“If the Bill were passed, the State would be forced to manage two distinct types of student transportation (one resulting from the Free Pass, and the other from the maintenance of school transportation), with management that demands a high degree of complexity, which would undoubtedly hinder the effectiveness of oversight, compromising the quality of service provision,” explains a section of the message sent to the Legislature.
The state government, however, was keen to emphasize that the proposal to create the free pass respects constitutional principles.
With gazetaweb.com