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House approves $350,000 one-time fund to help school districts with hazardous bus routes
Summary
Lawmakers approved House Bill 30, a one-time $350,000 appropriation to the State Board of Education to create criteria and pay for emergency hazardous school-bus routes caused by road construction. House passed the bill 69-0; sponsor said the governor proposed a similar—but larger—budget item separately.
Representative Wayne A. Harper presented House Bill 30, describing it as a one-time appropriation of $350,000 to the State Board of Education so school districts can apply for special funds when major road construction creates hazardous bus conditions that were unforeseen when district budgets were set.
Harper said the money would allow districts to address emergency route changes without pulling funds from classroom programs. Members asked whether the appropriation duplicated a governor’s proposal; Harper said the governor requested $1,000,000 in the budget but this bill is a separate, parallel measure.
Representatives noted significant local impacts: Granite School District had to reallocate between $600,000 and $700,000 from classroom budgets this year; Jordan added 22 new bus routes; Granite bought 13 buses. Supporters framed HB30 as a limited, targeted response to infrastructure-driven hazards for student transport.
Voting closed and House Bill 30 passed 69-0 and will be forwarded to the Senate for consideration.
