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House education committee clears bill letting districts use vans, cars for small student trips
Summary
House Bill 396, which allows districts and charters to use vehicles other than yellow school buses for certain student transportation, passed the committee after testimony weighing cost and flexibility against safety concerns.
The House Committee on Education voted to send House Bill 3‑96 to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation after sponsors and witnesses debated safety, cost and existing funding inequities.
Representative Dan Garner introduced the bill as a simplification and modernization of student‑transportation funding and definitions, saying the measure “allows districts and charters to use vehicles other than the yellow school buses when transporting students” to create options and potential cost savings.
State Department of Education financial officer Gideon Tolman told the committee the bill is intended to align statutes with current practice and does not change which entity has transportation authority.…
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