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New Boston ISD approves SB 546 action plan to address three-point seat belt requirement
Summary
The board approved an SB 546-related package directing a fleet inventory and cost review, authorizing statutory exceptions if budget prevents compliance, and directing a report to TEA by May 29, 2026; trustees also authorized accepting gifts and grants for compliance.
The New Boston ISD Board approved the district's proposed approach to comply with SB 546's three-point seat belt requirement for school buses.
The plan, presented by Superintendent Brian Bobbitt, instructs the district to review its current bus fleet inventory (noting whether buses have no seat belts, two-point belts, or three-point belts), estimate costs to retrofit or replace non-compliant vehicles, and, if the budget does not permit compliance, formally invoke the statutory exception under Transportation Code —7547.701(e)(1). The Board also directed the Superintendent to submit the required report to the Texas Education Agency (TEA) by May 29, 2026, and authorized the district to accept gifts, grants and donations under —7547.701(h).
Kyle Erwin moved to take action on SB 546 as presented; Kevin Oliver seconded and the motion carried 5-0. The minutes record unanimous approval but do not list estimated costs or a detailed timetable beyond the TEA report deadline.
