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Gatesville ISD to buy two new buses with state grant; board approves routine MOUs and policy renewals
Summary
Trustees accepted a $106,000 Texas Emissions Reduction Plan grant and approved using local funds to buy two 72-passenger buses, reviewed 3-point harness reporting showing 14 buses with harnesses and 23 without, and approved several routine items including the substance-abuse policy, library purchases and MOUs for counseling and newspaper office space.
The Gatesville ISD board approved a recommendation to purchase two new 72-passenger school buses using a $106,000 Texas Emissions Reduction Plan school-bus replacement grant combined with local funds.
District staff (speaker 10) said the grant award covers $106,000 and estimated the district share at about $95,000, which fits the board’s existing $100,000 bus budget. The grant requires the replaced buses be identified by VIN and physically destroyed before reimbursement; staff said two older buses in the fleet will be retired and disposed of according to grant rules.
Speaker 10 also presented a required report on 3-point seat-belt compliance: the district has 14 buses with…
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