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Bryan ISD board files required report on state seat-belt mandate, hears $900,000 retrofit estimate
Summary
Bryan ISD trustees approved the required report under Texas Senate Bill 546 and heard district staff estimate retrofitting 30 older buses with three-point seat belts would cost about $30,000 per bus (roughly $900,000), with new buses costing about $165,000 each and longer-term replacements funded through the 2025 bond.
Bryan Independent School District trustees voted to submit the report required by Texas Senate Bill 546 — which mandates three-point seat belts on school buses by Sept. 1, 2029 — after transportation officials outlined the district’s current fleet and cost estimates.
Bryan ISD transportation staff said the district operates about 121 buses in service but needs about 130 to meet routing demands and currently has roughly 50 buses without three-point seat belts. Chief financial director of transportation Bryant Washington told the…
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