School transport assistance program for students with a disability in Queensland

Eligibility - Queensland residents
Principal Petitioner:
Jane Stevens
PO Box 119
MORAYFIELD QLD 4506
Total Signatures - 5,119
Sponsoring Member: Mark Ryan MP
Posting Date: 23/9/2016
Closing Date: 31/10/2016
Tabled Date: 1/11/2016
Responded By: Hon Kate Jones MP on 1/12/2016
TO: The Honourable the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland

Queensland residents draws to the attention of the House that:


(1) from 1 January 2020, the responsibility for the current school transport assistance program for students with a disability in Queensland transfers to the Turnbull LNP Federal Government under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS); and
(2) many Queenslanders are concerned by the lack of information from the Federal Government's National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) regarding the future of the school transport assistance program for students with a disability.

 

Your petitioners, therefore, request the House to support the Queensland Government's efforts in lobbying the Turnbull LNP Federal Government to guarantee that the current school transport assistance program for students with a disability in Queensland will continue to be available under the NDIS from 1 January 2020.