Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Conference committee adopts hold‑harmless amendment to House Bill 1214 transportation formula
Summary
A conference committee approved an amendment to House Bill 1214 that adds a temporary hold‑harmless provision to a new per‑pupil transportation funding formula and directs staff to finalize the dollar amount in the Department of Public Instruction budget line.
A conference committee working on House Bill 1214 approved an amendment that adds a temporary hold‑harmless provision to a newly developed per‑pupil school transportation funding formula and instructed staff to return with a precise dollar amount to place in the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) budget line.
The committee adopted amendment 2002 as further amended to include a sunset for the next biennium, clearing the way for a transition to the new formula while aiming to avoid a large immediate funding disruption for some school districts.
Committee members said the Senate conferees developed a transportation formula during the interim that bases per‑pupil transportation payments on measurable factors such as bus type, route length and miles students ride, rather than relying on the prior ad‑hoc approach. A Senate conferee said the conference intends…
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
