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Harleton ISD board says budget insufficient to retrofit buses with three-point seat belts required by SB 546
Summary
The board adopted a resolution concluding the district's budget cannot currently fund retrofitting all buses with three-point seat belts as required by SB 546; the motion carried with recorded 'for' votes and no votes against.
The Harleton ISD Board of Trustees adopted a resolution May 19 determining the district’s budget is not currently sufficient to retrofit all school buses with three-point seat belts as required by SB 546. The motion was moved by Harvey Fox and seconded by Ben Wilson; the minutes list recorded 'for' votes by Kevin Evers, Jacob Muehlstein, Tim Skaggs, Pat Mc Gill and Brian Fitzgerald and note the motion carried.
The minutes do not include a detailed cost estimate, timeline for compliance, or an explicit plan for how the district will address the statutory requirement. The resolution as recorded establishes the board's formal determination about current budget capacity; further actions or budget amendments, if any, were not recorded in the provided segments.
