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Senate committee hears $1.2M appropriation proposal to ensure transportation for foster students in APS; debate rolls bill over
Summary
Senate Bill 234 would appropriate $1.2 million to Albuquerque Public Schools to provide transportation for students in foster care and relieve caseworkers of transport duties; supporters said contracts were canceled and CYFD absorbed costs. The committee rolled the bill to a later agenda to continue questions about statewide equity and funding.
Senate Bill 234, a directed appropriation of $1,200,000 to Albuquerque Public Schools to provide transportation to and from school for students in foster care, was presented and discussed at the Senate Education committee but rolled to the next meeting for further consideration.
Sponsor testimony emphasized federal ESEA duties to transport children in foster care to their schools of origin and argued the appropriation would provide a consistent funding source administered through PED for APS to ensure continuity. Expert witness Evan Cena, a…
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