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CFO: SB 546 three-point harness retrofit exceeds current-year budget; board approves report
Summary
Chief Financial Officer Ryan Kahlden told trustees the district cannot retrofit all seat belts to three-point harnesses by the May 29, 2026 deadline under SB 546; the Board reviewed and approved the report acknowledging the budget shortfall (vote 6–0).
Chief Financial Officer Ryan Kahlden presented a report at the April 13 meeting reviewing SB 546 requirements for three-point harnesses on all seat belts and told trustees the district lacks funds in the current-year budget to retrofit all equipment by the law’s May 29, 2026 deadline.
The minutes record that Kahlden "presented the report to review requirements for three-point harnesses on all seat belts in accordance with SB 546 and the inability to cover the cost of retrofitting all equipment in the current year budget by May 29, 2026." Trustee Ryan Pitts moved to approve (the report); Trustee Clay Schoolfield seconded and the motion passed 6–0. The record shows the Board acknowledged the requirement and the district’s budget constraint but did not record a dollar figure for the unfunded retrofit.
Board members did not record any roll-call opposition or abstentions on the motion to accept the report. The minutes do not specify a timeline for how the district will address the funding gap beyond acknowledging the May 29 statutory date.
