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Committee weighs overhaul of student transportation funding; bill would task OSPI to rewrite STARS and add $400 for homeless students
Summary
Senate Bill 5187 would require OSPI to analyze transportation costs and create a new, transparent funding model to replace the STARS formula while providing an additional $400 per student for transportation tied to homelessness.
The Senate Early Learning & K‑12 Education Committee on (hearing date) considered Senate Bill 5187, which directs the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to analyze district transportation costs and develop a transparent, predictable student‑transportation funding model to replace the current STARS regression approach.
Alex Fairfortun, committee staff, explained that the STARS formula currently compares a regression‑model estimate to a district’s prior‑year allowable transportation expenditures and pays the lesser of the two. SB 5187 would require OSPI to deliver an analysis by June 1, 2028, disaggregated by mileage, ridership and costs for several groups (students requiring special transportation for special education, students who meet the federal definition of homeless, foster‑care students who require transport outside normal district boundaries, and…
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