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District presenter outlines cost and options to meet Texas seat-belt requirements for school buses
Summary
District staff told the board that retrofitting buses with three-point seat belts could be expensive and that buying new buses with belts may be more cost-effective; the district will submit fleet data to the Texas Education Agency and await guidance or grants.
A district presenter told the Lubbock ISD board that complying with Texas laws referred to in the meeting as Bill 540 and Bill 547 will likely be costly and that the district is weighing retrofit versus replacement strategies.
“Future fleet standard, all future buses that we will purchase in LISD will have these three-point seat belts,” the presenter said, describing a policy direction to buy new buses with built‑in belts over time rather than…
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