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Ways & Means requires AOE study of transportation and new forms to track tuition students

Ways & Means · April 9, 2026
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Summary

The committee added language directing the Agency of Education to develop accessible forms to collect tuition-student data and ordered a school transportation report by 12/01/2026 covering district costs, vehicle ownership, per-mile costs for CTE and special-education transport, and recommendations for radius rules and regional transportation arrangements.

The Ways & Means committee on April 8 incorporated new reporting and data-collection directives into its amendment package to Act 73. Members approved language asking the Agency of Education to develop a form to collect information on tuition students that will be accessible in paper and electronic formats and to submit a comprehensive school transportation report to relevant committees by December 1, 2026.

Why it matters: The requested data will inform weighting categories, transportation reimbursements and potential changes under…

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