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Orange Grove ISD board finds budget insufficient to meet state school bus seat-belt rule
Summary
Trustees determined the district lacks sufficient funds in the current budget to comply with Texas Transportation Code §547.701(f) regarding school bus passenger seat belts; the finding passed 6-0 March 23.
At the March 23 meeting the board approved a motion finding that the district does not have sufficient funds in the current budget to comply with Texas Transportation Code —747.701(f) on school bus passenger seat belts. Nicole Raska moved the finding and Travis Wanoreck seconded; the motion carried 6-0.
The minutes record the board's finding of insufficient current funds but do not detail a plan for future compliance, alternate funding sources, or timeline for addressing the statutory requirement. The item was recorded as an approval of the funding finding rather than an approval of expenditures or a budget amendment.
