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Chester ISD board determines budget cannot support three-point-seatbelt buses required by SB 546
Summary
Trustees voted 6-0 to determine the district's budget cannot support purchasing school buses equipped with three-point seatbelts in accordance with Texas Senate Bill 546.
Trustee Sam Handley moved that the Board determine the district's budget cannot support the purchase of school buses equipped with three-point seatbelts as required by Texas Senate Bill 546; Trustee Josh Clarke seconded the motion and it passed 6-0. The motion records the board's formal determination regarding the district's current fiscal capacity in relation to the state requirement.
The meeting record does not include a detailed cost estimate or specific funding plan; the motion represents the Board's assessment of budgetary limitations at this time and does not itself change state law or mandate. Any future purchase or funding action would require additional board action and, if applicable, external funding or budget adjustments.
