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Waelder ISD requests TEA waiver for SB 546 three-point seat belts, cites budget limits
Summary
The Waelder ISD board voted unanimously to request a TEA waiver under SB 546 after the district said its budget cannot cover three-point seat belt retrofits; the board was presented with per-bus cost estimates.
Superintendent Dr. Ron Lilie recommended the district request a waiver from the Texas Education Agency under SB 546 after presenting cost estimates that the district said exceed its budget. The board voted unanimously to request the waiver; Donald Kincaid moved the action and Troy Sullivan seconded.
The board recorded per-bus retrofit cost estimates in the meeting record: Bus 1 — $24,950; Bus 2 — $40,775; Bus 3 — $34,900; Bus 7 — $41,000. No vote against the waiver was recorded; board members carried the motion unanimously. The waiver request was presented as a budgetary exemption rather than an attempt to delay compliance without TEA approval.
