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Troup ISD reports TCEQ bus grant award; district share and replacement plan outlined
Summary
Support services reported a pending TCEQ Bus Grant to replace four buses; transcript lists a $95,944 per-bus grant discount and an approximate district cost of $45,908 per bus with a listed after-grant total of $183,632 for four buses.
Support Services director David Smith told trustees the district "has been awarded the TCEQ Bus Grant," subject to final funding. The grant would support replacement of four buses and the district said the new vehicles would comply with updated seatbelt regulations.
Smith provided figures in the report: the transcript notes a $95,944 discount per bus and an "approximate cost per bus" of $45,908, with a stated total district cost of $183,632 for four buses after the grant amount of $383,776 is applied. Smith also listed planned summer facility projects, including replacement of elementary cafeteria flooring and exterior paint and touch-ups at all campuses.
District officials presented the transportation figures as pending until the grant is formally awarded and applied.
