Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Board hears scale of transportation costs; adding one-mile routes would roughly double bus budget, officials say
Summary
District CFO outlined remaining funding gaps after House Bill 2 gains; transportation remains a major unfunded item — moving eligibility from two miles to one mile would require about 80 new routes, $13.2 million for buses and roughly $7.2 million in annual operating costs, staff said.
Plano ISD administrators told trustees Tuesday that transportation remains a significant funding pressure even after state school-finance changes in House Bill 2. Deputy or district business leadership estimated that moving from a two-mile general-education bus eligibility to a one-mile eligibility within the district would add roughly 80 to 100 routes. That expansion would require an estimated $13.2 million in bus purchases and roughly $7.2 million in recurring annual operating costs — about $20.4 million the first year, staff said. Chief financial…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
