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Committee green-lights $600,000 pilot for student bus-routing software; districts to report savings

2814672 · March 28, 2025
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A JFAC motion approved $600,000 one-time to pilot student transportation routing software for roughly 400 buses; participating districts must report cost and savings to the legislature after a full year of data.

The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee recommended a due-pass motion Wednesday to fund a one-time $600,000 pilot for student transportation routing software.

Jared Tetro, budget analyst with the Legislative Services Office, told members the central services division request originally sought larger funding but that the current motion funds a pilot. Senator Woodward moved the FY2026 program-maintenance motion to add a one-time $600,000 from the general fund to support a…

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