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Panel Hears Bill to Create Fuel‑assistance Grants for Large Rural Districts
Summary
Senate Bill 5,670 would create a fuel tax assistance grant program to help rural school districts of 450+ square miles cover increased transportation costs; OSPI would administer the program and funds may come from the Climate Commitment Account.
Senate Bill 5,670, presented to the Early Learning & K‑12 Education Committee, would create a fuel tax assistance grant program—subject to appropriation—intended to help rural school districts with very large geographic areas cover increased transportation costs associated with rising fuel prices.
According to committee staff, the bill would make districts…
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