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Committee hears plan for statewide school bus routing software; purchase tied to pending bills
Summary
Analysts and department staff described an optional statewide routing‑software contract intended to improve route accuracy and reporting. The purchase is described as contingent on legislative action and some members asked for district coverage numbers and procurement status.
A proposal to establish an optional statewide contract for student‑transportation routing software was discussed March 4 in the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee. The Department of Education and legislative analysts described the procurement as intended to give districts —especially smaller and rural ones—access to routing tools that produce more efficient routes and more accurate mileage and ridership reporting.
Gideon Tolman, the department’s chief financial officer, told the committee that "a lot of districts…
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