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Cherokee ISD board votes that $90,000 bus retrofit is not in district budget
Summary
Superintendent Jennifer Bordner presented a $30,000 per‑bus estimate to retrofit three Cherokee ISD buses with three‑point harnesses under Senate Bill 547; the board voted unanimously that the cost is not in the current budget.
The Board of Education of the Cherokee Independent School District voted May 5 that the estimated $90,000 cost to retrofit three district buses with three‑point seat harnesses will not be included in the district budget.
Superintendent Jennifer Bordner presented the estimate required by Senate Bill 547 and said "it's estimated about $30,000 per bus"; she explained that she had difficulty obtaining an official quote for one Thomas bus but assumed a similar cost. Rodney Johnson moved that the cost not be included in the budget and Travis Shannon seconded; the motion passed unanimously.
Board members did not record follow‑up direction to staff in the minutes about alternative compliance steps or a financing plan. The decision leaves the district with the statutory retrofit requirement noted during the presentation but without a funded plan in this budget cycle.
