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Tulia ISD tells TEA budget prevents new buses or three-point harness retrofits
Summary
Trustees approved a bus safety compliance report to TEA noting the district budget does not allow replacing buses or retrofitting them with three-point harnesses required by Senate Bill 546.
Tulia ISD Police Chief Jose Martinez presented the district's School Bus Safety & Compliance Report to the Texas Education Agency and answered trustees' questions about fleet safety and compliance. The board approved submission of the report, with trustees acknowledging the district budget does not permit purchasing new buses or retrofitting existing buses with three-point harnesses required under Senate Bill 546.
The approval was made by motion of Ashley Ramirez, seconded by William Fifer, and carried unanimously. The board's action documents the district's compliance report to TEA while noting a funding gap that prevents immediate hardware changes to the bus fleet. Trustees did not authorize new spending for bus replacements in this meeting record.
