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Spring ISD: seat‑belt mandate would cost millions; district to report infeasibility to TEA
Summary
Under Senate Bill 546, Spring ISD reported 254 buses in its fleet and 88 non‑compliant vehicles. The district estimates retrofit-eligible buses at $35,000 each (≈$1.2M total) and replacement of ineligible buses at roughly $8–9.6M; administration recommended submitting data to TEA and noted state funding uncertainty.
Spring Independent School District officials briefed trustees on Jan. 6 about the financial effect of Senate Bill 546, which requires three‑point seat belts for every passenger seat on school buses by Sept. 1, 2029. Transportation staff said the district’s current fleet totals 254 buses; 88 buses lack three‑point seat belts, of which 36 the vendor said are eligible for retrofit and 52 were judged too old to retrofit.
Transportation Director Christina Riojas said the district obtained a vendor…
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