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Seminole ISD board cites financial hardship, adopts resolution on SB 546 seat-belt mandate
Summary
The board adopted a resolution finding the district budget cannot fund full compliance with Senate Bill 546 three-point seat-belt requirements by Sept. 1, 2029, citing significant financial hardship; the motion passed 7-0.
The Seminole Independent School District Board of Trustees voted April 13, 2026, to adopt a resolution declaring the district cannot achieve full compliance with Senate Bill 546’s three-point seat-belt requirements for school buses by the Sept. 1, 2029 deadline without causing significant financial hardship. The motion was made by Trustee Lance Wright and seconded by Trustee Sean Decker; the resolution carried 7-0.
The minutes record the board’s conclusion as a formal determination of financial hardship but do not specify estimated costs or sources of funding that were considered. The resolution and the board’s finding reference the statutory SB 546 timeframe; the board declined at this meeting to identify specific budget adjustments or a financing plan to meet the mandate.
