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Ropes ISD board declines purchase of buses with three‑point seat belts, cites budget
Summary
After reviewing a report under Texas Transportation Code §547.701 and SB 546, the Ropes ISD board voted that purchasing buses equipped with three‑point seat belts does not fit within the district's budget. Motion by Chad Brooks passed 5'0to'0.
Ropes ISD trustees voted on April 20 that buying buses equipped with three‑point seat belts is not feasible within the district budget. During the agenda item addressing the report required under Texas Transportation Code §547.701 (in the context of SB 546), Chad Brooks moved "I move the Board find the purchase of buses equipped with 3-point seat belts does not fit within the District's budget." Tysen Mortensen seconded; the motion carried (Yea: 5, Nay: 0, Absent: 2).
The transcript records the board's fiscal determination but does not include a line‑item cost shown to the board during this meeting. The action was taken as a budget finding under the statutorily required report on bus equipment; no purchase authorization followed. The board recorded the legal reference to the Texas Transportation Code section governing the report.
The decision leaves current fleet equipment unchanged pending future budget reviews or grant opportunities; no follow‑up procurement was authorized at the meeting.
