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Pampa ISD board votes not to retrofit bus seats required by SB 546, citing budget limits
Summary
After a TEA survey and cost estimate, the Pampa ISD Board adopted a resolution declining to retrofit bus seats under Senate Bill 546, citing an estimated $452,000 retrofit cost and insufficient district funds.
The Pampa ISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously April 27 to decline retrofitting district bus seats to meet requirements outlined in Senate Bill 546, after staff presented a TEA seatbelt survey and cost estimate.
Stuart Smith, Director of Student Services, presented the district’s SB 546 survey and the estimated cost to bring Pampa ISD buses into compliance. The report listed an estimated retrofit cost of $452,000 for bus seats and noted additional labor, service and potential structural charges. Based on the estimate and the district’s budget outlook, the administration recommended adopting a resolution to not retrofit the seats. Dr. David Godino made the motion to adopt the resolution; Cade Taylor seconded it, and the motion passed unanimously with seven votes.
The Board’s action was a policy-level decision to decline the retrofit based on current funding constraints; the district did not adopt an alternative funding plan at the meeting. The TEA survey and the cost estimate were the primary documents cited in the discussion.
