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Midlothian ISD board determines district budget does not permit SB546 seat-belt upgrades on buses
Summary
Trustees voted that the district's budget does not permit acquiring or upgrading buses with the seat belts identified under Texas Senate Bill 546. The motion passed 6–0 with one trustee absent and records the board's determination rather than immediate procurement.
At the April 20 meeting, the Midlothian ISD Board voted that the district's budget cannot accommodate acquiring or upgrading buses equipped with the seat belts specified by Senate Bill 546. Trustee Jessica Ward moved the motion and John Knight seconded. The board recorded a vote of six yeas and one absence.
The board's action was procedural: it documents a determination of fiscal availability rather than approving procurement. The motion reads in the minutes as a budgetary finding; administration and the board did not record a specific plan or timeline to pursue or phase in any future compliance steps in the public motion.
