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Committee advances bill to let districts get reimbursed for smaller vehicles for student transport
Summary
The Senate Education Committee voted to send House Bill 396 to the floor after testimony from rural superintendents and the bill's sponsor that the measure would allow districts to seek state reimbursement for smaller, non-yellow-bus vehicles used to transport groups under 10 students.
House Bill 396, which would allow school districts and charter schools to receive state reimbursement for authorized smaller vehicles used to transport students, was advanced to the Senate floor by the Senate Education Committee on a voice vote.
The bill’s sponsor, Representative Dan Garner, said the measure clarifies existing language about “authorized transportation operations,” removes reimbursements for virtual students who are not physically bused, and adds a list of approved alternative vehicles to be eligible for state reimbursement. "The big part that we've added is that they will get reimbursed for smaller vehicles that transport…
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