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Committee funds $600,000 pilot for student bus‑routing software; districts must report savings
Summary
The Joint Finance Committee approved a one‑time $600,000 FY‑26 pilot to pay for student transportation routing software for up to 400 buses; participating districts must report cost and savings and the department will report after one full year of data.
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on March 11 approved a one‑time $600,000 FY‑26 appropriation to pilot student transportation routing software for public school districts and charter schools, with participating districts required to report cost and savings and the Department of Education tasked to report to the legislature after one full year of data.
Jared Tetro, budget and policy analyst in the Legislative Services Office, told the committee the Central Services request originally included more enhancements, but an item for student transportation routing software had been cut on the House floor. "The original request was for…
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