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Del Valle ISD reports 19 buses lack seat belts; board acknowledges budget cannot cover full retrofits
Summary
In a presentation under Senate Bill 546, district staff said 19 buses owned by the district have no seat belts (4 in service), estimated retrofit costs for 31 buses are $981,852.20, and eight activity buses are not retrofit-capable; trustees unanimously acknowledged the district budget does not allow retrofitting 39 buses.
Mr. Willoughby presented the district’s SB 546 reporting on school-bus seat belts and asked the board to acknowledge budget limitations that prevent immediate districtwide retrofitting.
He summarized the fleet: the district owns 19 buses not equipped with seat belts (four of those in daily service), 20 buses with two-point belts and 64 buses with three-point belts. He estimated the retrofit cost to add three-point seat belts to 31 buses at $981,852.20 and said eight activity buses are too old to retrofit and would cost an estimated $887,632 to replace.
The administration recommended that the board acknowledge the budget does not allow equipping 39 buses with three-point belts; trustees voted unanimously to approve the administration’s recommendation and the district will submit the required report to the Texas Education Agency.
