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Budget proposes $30 million school‑bus safety grants, transportation funding increases

3167314 · April 30, 2025
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Director Steve Dakin said the executive budget includes $30 million for school‑bus safety grants and $4 million for driver training, and proposes increases to transportation funding lines and funding floors for districts.

Steve Dakin, director of the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce, told the Senate Education Committee the executive budget includes $30,000,000 for a school bus safety grant program to fund safety enhancements across the Ohio school bus fleet and $4,000,000 for expanded driver training.

Dakin said Safe Foundation funding represents the largest part of the…

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