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Rio Rancho board approves state-funded price adjustments for buses, joins electric-bus pilot
Summary
Trustees approved two state-funded capital outlay grant adjustments to cover tariff-related price increases on previously approved buses; the superintendent said the state paid 100% of necessary electric-bus infrastructure for a pilot project, with no district funds required.
The Rio Rancho Public Schools Board on Jan. 12 approved two state-funded capital outlay grant adjustments to cover tariff-driven cost increases for previously authorized school bus purchases and agreed to participate in a state electric-bus pilot that includes fully state-funded infrastructure.
Nick Brook, the district—xecutive director for student transportation, presented two grant amendments tied to manufacturing tariffs applied to buses built after September 2025. The first item covered a $10,500 increase related to three buses built after the tariff cutoff; Brook said that increase is…
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