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Bill Would Require Counties to Map and Build Safe Alternate Routes for Students; Counties Raise Implementation Concerns
Summary
Delegate Jen Tarasa asked counties to prepare public reports identifying safe routes for students ineligible for bus transportation and for local governments to build necessary sidewalks and crosswalks; county associations said the mandate overlooks interjurisdictional and resource constraints.
Delegate Jen Tarasa presented House Bill 811, a bill that would require county school boards to prepare and publish a report identifying areas where students are ineligible for bus service and to specify safe and alternative walking routes for those students. The measure would also require county governing bodies to review the report and construct sidewalks and crosswalks needed for the safe routes identified.
The nut graf: Sponsor framed HB 811 as a safety and equity bill intended to reduce pedestrian risk for students and to ensure parents…
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