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Board approves transportation cooperative but removes HopSkipDrive after safety concerns
Summary
Peoria Unified approved a transportation cooperative contract list but voted to exclude HopSkipDrive and require vendors to meet stricter background, drug‑testing and vehicle camera standards following board discussion of a prior safety incident.
The Peoria Unified Governing Board on July 9 approved a cooperative purchasing agreement for contracted transportation services but amended the award to exclude HopSkipDrive Inc. and to require higher safety standards for any vendor the district uses.
The board voted to add MOHRFP24N‑1203 for contracted transportation services for up to five years, then explicitly removed HopSkipDrive from the district’s approved vendor list and required participating vendors to provide door‑to‑door service, in‑vehicle cameras, fingerprint clearance cards, and random background and drug testing for drivers. The motion passed on a 5‑0 voice…
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