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Stephenville ISD moves to comply with SB 546, approves bus and vehicle purchases
Summary
The board approved a multi-year plan to bring buses into compliance with SB 546, and authorized purchases including six 77-passenger buses ($962,700), three Suburbans ($188,592.21), and servers ($95,811.41).
Board members reviewed a staff recommendation to bring Stephenville ISD into compliance with SB 546, which the minutes say requires three-point seat belts for all passengers and the driver. The minutes state: "SISD currently operates 15 buses that do not meet the safety requirements of SB 546... The estimated cost to the district to retrofit all buses with three-point seat belts is $570,000." The board approved a phased purchase plan (six buses in 2025–26; three per year in 2026–27, 2027–28, 2028–29) and separately approved the purchase of six 77-passenger buses from Longhorn Bus Sales for $962,700.
In related procurement, the board approved purchase of three Suburbans from Bruner Motors for $188,592.21 and servers for $95,811.41. Motions for the bus, Suburban and server purchases were recorded with unanimous votes among members present and one absence. The transcript records motions and vote tallies for each purchase: the bus purchase motion lists Ben McCleery as mover and Matt Miller as seconder; the Suburban purchase was moved by Dr. Rita Cook and seconded by Donny Hill; server purchase motion was made by Donny Hill and seconded by Chad Elms.
The minutes identify an estimated $570,000 to retrofit existing buses to three-point belts and a separate purchase price of $962,700 for new buses; the minutes do not itemize whether the purchases fully replace or supplement existing fleet or how ongoing maintenance or lease/finance terms will be funded. The board did not record any dissents on the procurement votes.
