Entitlements
to use free and discount fare rides on public transport in Kielce
MUNICIPAL ENTITLEMENTS
| No. | Persons entitled to free rides | Entitling document |
| 1 | Children under or at the age of 4 years. | The child’s guardian declaration. |
| 2 | Seniors who are over 70 years of age. | The ID document confirming the age and identity. |
| 3 | People with considerable degree of disability accompanied by a guardian in the vehicle. | The Disabled Person Identification Card issued by Miejski (Powiatowy) Zespół do Spraw Orzekania o Niepełnosprawności (Municipal / District Disability Evaluation Board) which contains an entry on considerable degree of disability or a personal e-ticket. |
| 4 | Blind people accompanied by a guardian in the vehicle. | The Disabled Person Identification Card issued by Miejski (Powiatowy) Zespół do Spraw Orzekania o Niepełnosprawności (Municipal / District Disability Evaluation Board) which contains an entry on moderate degree of disability with the disability cause 04-0 or the Identification Card issued by Polski Związek Niewidomych (the Polish Association of the Blind) or a personal e-ticket.*. |
| 5 | Meritorious Honorary Blood Donors of 1st degree. | The 1st degree Meritorious Honorary Blood Donors Card and an ID document or personal e-ticket. |
| 6 | Children hard of hearing up to 16 years of age. | The Disabled Person Identification Card under 16 years of age issued by Miejski (Powiatowy) Zespół do Spraw Orzekania o Niepełnosprawności (Municipal / District Disability Evaluation Board) which contains an entry on the disability cause 03 - L or the Identification Card issued by Polski Związek Głuchych (the Polish Association of the Deaf) or a personal e-ticket. |
| 7 | The employee of MPK Sp. z o.o. (Municipal Transport Company plc) in Kielce or one of the members of the employee’s family: the spouse or the employee’s child up to 24 years of age. | The Identification Card issued by MPK Sp. z o.o. in Kielce, containing personal details of the person entitled to a free ride with a document confirming the identity. |
| 8 | The Municipal Police officers in Kielce. | The Municipal Police Officer Identification Card in Kielce. |
| 9 | The Police officers. | The Police Officer Identification Card. |
| 10 | Meritorious Transplant Donors. | The Meritious Transplant Donor Card issued according to a pattern set out in the Regulation of the Minister of Health of 29 August 2008 on badges of "Transplant Donor" or "Meritorious Transplant Donor" (Journal of Laws Dz. U. No. 168 item 1043). |
| No. | Persons entitled to 50%-discount rides | Entitling document |
| 1 | Children from 4 to 7 years of age. | The declaration of a child’s guardian. |
| 2 | Children and youth attending primary and secondary schools up to the age of 21 years. | The School ID Card issued according to a pattern set out in the Regulation of the Ministry of National Education and Sport or Ministry of National Education. |
| 3 | Pensioners. | The Pensioner Identification Card together with an ID document or a personal e-ticket. |
| 4 | Persons with an opinion of moderate degree of disability. | The Disabled Person Identification Card issued by Miejski (Powiatowy) Zespół do Spraw Orzekania o Niepełnosprawności (Municipal / District Disability Evaluation Board) which contains an entry on moderate degree of disability or a personal e-ticket. |
| 5 | Persons hard of hearing. | The Disabled Person Identification Card issued by Miejski (Powiatowy) Zespół do Spraw Orzekania o Niepełnosprawności (Municipal / District Disability Evaluation Board) which contains an entry on moderate degree of disability or the cause of disability 03-L or the Identification Card issued by the Polish Association of the Deaf or a personal e-ticket. |
| 6 | Students of foreign higher or secondary education institutions under or at the age of 26 years. | International Student Identity Card (ISIC). |
| 7 | Doctoral studies participants. | The Card specified in the Regulation of the Minister of Science and Higher Education dated 5 October 2011 on doctoral studies and doctoral scholarships (Journal of Laws Dz. U. of 2011 No. 225 item 1351). |
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A legal basis: The Resolution No. XXXVII/679/2012 of the Kielce City Councill of 06.12.2012
STATUTORY ENTITLEMENTS |
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| No. | Persons entitled to free rides | Entitiling document |
| 1 | Deputies and Senators – pursuant to Art. 43 section 1 of the Act of 09 May 1996 on performing a mandate of the Deputy or Senator (Journal of Laws Dz. U. of 2011 No. 7 item 29, as amended). | The Deputy or Senator Card. |
| 2 | War and military invalids and guides accompanying the 1st degree disabled person – pursuant to Art. 16 section 1 and Art. 41 of the Act of 29 May 1974 on support of war and military invalids and their families (Journal of Laws Dz. U. of 2010 No. 101 item 648, as amended) | The war and military invalid record. |
| 3 | Disabled children at the age of 5 years and children attending the pre-school special educational institution or educational centre and their guardians – pursuant to Art. 14a section 4 of the Act of 07 September 1991 on the educational system (Journal of Laws Dz. U. of 2004 No. 256 item 2572, as amended). | The Pre-school Identification Card for children with disabilities issued according to the pattern MENiS-II/181/2 or MEN-I/52/2. |
| 4 | Disabled pupils and students attending the nearest primary school or lower-secondary school and their guardians – pursuant to Art. 17 section 3a item 1 of the Act of 07 September 1991 on the educational system (Journal of Laws Dz. U. of 2004 item 256, as amended). | The Disabled Pupil or Student Identification Card issued according to the pattern MENiS-II/182/2, MEN-I/51/2 or MEN-I/50a-N/2 . |
| 5 | Students with moderate or severe degree of disabilities with the cause of disability 05-R or 01-U attending the nearest lower-secondary school, not longer than up to 21 years of age with their guardians (Journal of Laws Dz. U. of 2004 item 256, as amended). | The Disabled Person Identification Card issued by Miejski (Powiatowy) Zespół do Spraw Orzekania o Niepełnosprawności (Municipal / District Disability Evaluation Board) which contains an entry on moderate or severe degree of disability with the cause of disability 05-R or 01-U together with the Student School Card. |
| 6 | Children and young people with profound mental disabilities, and mentally disabled with multiple disabilities during the ride to the Centre, supporting the school duty and the duty of of learning, but not longer than up to 25 years of age with their guardians – pursuant to Art. 17 section 3a point 2 of the Act of 07 September 1991 on the educational system (Journal of Laws Dz. U. of 2004 item 256, as amended). | The Disabled Pupil or Student Identification Card issued according to the pattern MENiS-II/182/2, MEN-I/51/2 or MEN-I/50a-N/2. |
| No. | Persons entitled to 50%-discount rides | Entitling document |
| 1 | University students (students of the first- or second-cycle degree programmes, or uniform Master's degree programmes) pursuant to Art. 188 of the Act of 27 July 2005 (Journal of Laws Dz. U. of 2012 item 572). | The Student Identification Card. |
| 2 | Veterans and repressed persons and other entitled persons – pursuant to Art. 20 section 1 of the Act of 24 January 1991 on veterans and repressed persons (Journal of Laws Dz. U. of 2012 item 400). | Veteran entitlements certificate or the Repressed Person Card. |
| 3 | Veterans injured receiving a disability pension due to injuries or illnesses arising in connection with their participation in activities outside the country – pursuant to Art. 30 of the Act of 19 August 2011 on veterans` activities outside the country (Journal of Laws Dz. U. of 2011 No. 205 item 1203). | The Injured Veteran Card together with the Retiree-Pensioner Card. |
* The Disabled Persons Identification Cards with an entry on a moderate degree of disability with the cause of disability "0" and "Para. 26 point 1 letter h" entitle their holders to free travel by public transport in Kielce with their guardians.
